** Swedish shares seen opening higher on Wednesday, outperforming major
European markets
** A hush settled over financial markets on Wednesday as investors counted
down to a likely hike in U.S. interest rates and guidance on how many more to
expect this year ID:nL3N1R31VW
** Granges GRANG.ST sees good start of year, strong demand in all
markets ID:nFWN1R3017
** Sobi SOBIV.ST launches Ravicti in Europe ID:nFWN1R301F
** SkiStar SKISb.ST Q2 net profit rose to SEK 542 mln ID:nL8N1R30UD
** IAR Systems Group IARb.ST buys remaining 80 percent of Secure Thingz
ID:nFWN1R301S
IG pre-market trading Stockholm OMXS30 +0.4 pct
Stoxx Europe 50 future STXEc1 unchanged
MSCI index Asia Pacific ex Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS unchanged
S&P 500 close previous trading day .SPX +0.1 pct
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(RM:olof.swahnberg.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)