Swedish stocks: Seen opening lower, Handelsbanken dividend below expectations

Nobia AB

06/02/2019 07:39

** Swedish shares seen opening slightly lower on Wednesday in line with
Europe 
    ** Asian shares subdued after U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the
Union speech failed to give markets fresh trading catalysts  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20110X
    ** Nordea  NDAFI.HE   NDASE.ST  posts smaller-than-expected fall in
quarterly operating profit, citing cost cuts and rising interest income
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2010LK
    ** Handelsbanken  SHBa.ST  reports higher-than-expected quarterly operating
earnings but proposes lower-than-expected dividend as stricter requirements from
Sweden's regulator hit capital levels  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2010UN
    ** Hexagon  HEXAb.ST  reports earnings matching forecasts and says it is
confident it can keep growing and strengthen margins despite uncertainties in
the world economy  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN20014W
    ** Gunnebo  GUNN.ST  Q4 Operating Profit Falls To SEK 67 mln  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2010B9
    ** Tobii  TOBII.ST  Q4 Operating Loss Widens To SEK 35 mln  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2000OO
    ** Nobia  NOBI.ST  Q4 EBIT Down At SEK 109 mln  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2011JH
    ** Concentric  CONIC.ST  Q4 Operating Income At SEK 140 mln  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2000OY
    ** Proact IT Group  PACT.ST  Q4 EBITA Up At SEK 57.7 mln  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2010BF
    ** Alfa Laval  ALFA.ST  wins SEK 75 mln energy efficiency order  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASP000545
    ** Spotify is due to report results later on Wednesday
            
 IG pre-market trading Stockholm OMXS30                     -0.3 pct
 Stoxx Europe 50 future                   STXEc1            -0.2 pct 
 MSCI index Asia Pacific ex Japan         .MIAPJ0000PUS     -0.1 pct 
 S&P 500 close previous trading day       .SPX              +0.5 pct 
 
    
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    For global market roundup.  MKTS/GLOB 
    
    
    

 (RM:anna.ringstrom.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)