Swedish stocks: Seen opening slightly higher

Precise Biometrics AB

15/08/2018 07:48

** Swedish shares seen opening higher on Wednesday, slightly outperforming
European markets 
    ** Asian stocks retreated to a one-year low on Wednesday as bearish Chinese
markets worsened investor sentiment already hurt by Turkey's financial crisis
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    ** Clas Ohlson  CLASb.ST  says comparable local currency July sales down 2
pct  ID:nASP0000VC 
    ** Global Gaming 555  GLOBAL.ST  Q2 EBIT Rises To SEK 41 mln  ID:nFWN1V603K 
    ** Precise Biometrics  PREC.ST  posts Q2 loss  ID:nFWN1V603B 
    ** THQ Nordic  THQNb.ST  buys Timesplitters, Q2 EBIT rises to SEK 52.5 mln
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    ** Storytel's  STORYb.TE  subscriber base grew 47 pct yr/yr by end of Q2 to
621,200, while its quarterly net loss rose to SEK 64 mln 
    ** Swedol's  SWOLb.ST  July sales grew 5.3 pct in July yr/yr
 IG pre-market trading Stockholm OMXS30                     +0.3 pct
 Stoxx Europe 50 future                   STXEc1            +0.1 pct 
 MSCI index Asia Pacific ex Japan         .MIAPJ0000PUS     -1.0 pct 
 S&P 500 close previous trading day       .SPX              +0.6 pct 
 
    
    For European stock market report:  .EU 
    For global market roundup.  MKTS/GLOB 
    
    
    

 (RM:olof.swahnberg.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)