Swedish stocks: Seen opening lower, Clas Ohlson April sales beat forecasts

Precise Biometrics AB

15/05/2018 07:55

** Swedish shares seen opening lower on Tuesday in line with European
markets 
    ** Asian stocks pulled back on Tuesday, brushing off a firmer lead from Wall
Street, as investors turned cautious after soft Chinese economic data and
awaited fresh developments on U.S.-China trade talks and North Korea
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    ** Addtech  ADDTb.ST  Q4 operating profit rises to SEK 184 mln
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    ** Precise Biometrics  PREC.ST  Q1 operating loss narrows slightly to SEK
2.0 mln  ID:nFWN1SM069 
    ** Hoist Finance  HOFI.ST  Q1 pretax profit unchanged at SEK 185 mln
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    ** Hexagon  HEXAb.ST  buys Nextsense  ID:nASO0004SD 
    ** Global Gaming  GLOBAL.ST  555 Q1 operating profit rises to SEK 29.3 mln
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    ** Clas Ohlson  CLASb.ST  April sales rise 10 pct, above forecasts
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    ** Storytel  STORYb.ST  Q1 streaming sales at SEK 222 mln  ID:nFWN1SM07G 
    ** Storytel launches its own E-Reader
    ** Opus  OPUS.ST  Q1 EBITA rises to SEK 69 mln  ID:nWkr7h34pS 
    ** Kepler Cheuvreux starts Catena  CATME.ST  coverage with buy
recommendation, price target at SEK 165 vs closing price of 128.60 crowns on
Monday  
    
 IG pre-market trading Stockholm OMXS30                     -0.3 pct
 Stoxx Europe 50 future                   STXEc1            -0.3 pct 
 MSCI index Asia Pacific ex Japan         .MIAPJ0000PUS     -0.9 pct 
 S&P 500 close previous trading day       .SPX              +0.1 pct 
 
    
    For European stock market report:  .EU 
    For global market roundup.  MKTS/GLOB 
    
    

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