STOCKHOLM (AFX) - Shares are expected to open slightly higher, supported by overnight gains on Wall Street, brokers said.
Yesterday, the OMX Stockholm index closed down 0.59 pct at 320.20, and the OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.60 pct at 993.11.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Today
-August CPI (9.30 am)
PRESS HEADLINES
-Volvo chairman Finn Johnsson says Cevian Capital's current holding does not warrant place on Volvo's election committee for Cevian CEO Christer Gardell (Dagens Industri)
-New IBS CEO Erik Heilborn raises targets, sees further consolidation in business systems sector (Dagens Industri)
-Capio is approached by private equity cos Blackstone, Cinven and CVC Capital Partners after it rejected 2.2 bln usd from Apax and Nordic Capital (UK's daily Telegraph via Svenska Dagbladet)
-Centre right Alliance parties pull ahead with 48.2 pct support vs 46.9 pct for Social Democrats and Green Party and Left Party allies - Synovate/Temo poll (Dagens Nyheter)
-Centre right Alliance on 46.4 pct vs 48.1 pct for Social Democrats and allies - Sifo poll (Svenska Dagbladet)
-56 pct of Stockholmers say will vote for resumption of city's congestion charge in Sundays referendum (Svenska Dagbladet)
COMPANY NEWS
-Capio selected as a preferred bidder for a contract in UK's Cumbria and Lancashire districts in the second NHS outsourcing wave
MARKET SENTIMENT
-Carnegie say its SEB AB estimates for full year 2007-2008 may be raised if bank carries through cost efficiencies in its Swedish and German operations.
'If SEB delivers on their cost/income target for 2008, with a 2 percentage point margin, the upside to our current estimates would be 4-5 pct,' said Carnegie.
-Among Swedish shares traded in New York on yesterday, Ericsson B closed 0.08 skr higher compared with its Stockholm level, Volvo B 0.64 skr higher, AstraZeneca 2.28 skr higher, and Autoliv 2.23 skr higher.
-Nokia A closed 0.78 skr higher in New York compared with its Stockholm closing level. stockholm@afxnews.com sjr/vs COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2005. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News. AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited
Yesterday, the OMX Stockholm index closed down 0.59 pct at 320.20, and the OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.60 pct at 993.11.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Today
-August CPI (9.30 am)
PRESS HEADLINES
-Volvo chairman Finn Johnsson says Cevian Capital's current holding does not warrant place on Volvo's election committee for Cevian CEO Christer Gardell (Dagens Industri)
-New IBS CEO Erik Heilborn raises targets, sees further consolidation in business systems sector (Dagens Industri)
-Capio is approached by private equity cos Blackstone, Cinven and CVC Capital Partners after it rejected 2.2 bln usd from Apax and Nordic Capital (UK's daily Telegraph via Svenska Dagbladet)
-Centre right Alliance parties pull ahead with 48.2 pct support vs 46.9 pct for Social Democrats and Green Party and Left Party allies - Synovate/Temo poll (Dagens Nyheter)
-Centre right Alliance on 46.4 pct vs 48.1 pct for Social Democrats and allies - Sifo poll (Svenska Dagbladet)
-56 pct of Stockholmers say will vote for resumption of city's congestion charge in Sundays referendum (Svenska Dagbladet)
COMPANY NEWS
-Capio selected as a preferred bidder for a contract in UK's Cumbria and Lancashire districts in the second NHS outsourcing wave
MARKET SENTIMENT
-Carnegie say its SEB AB estimates for full year 2007-2008 may be raised if bank carries through cost efficiencies in its Swedish and German operations.
'If SEB delivers on their cost/income target for 2008, with a 2 percentage point margin, the upside to our current estimates would be 4-5 pct,' said Carnegie.
-Among Swedish shares traded in New York on yesterday, Ericsson B closed 0.08 skr higher compared with its Stockholm level, Volvo B 0.64 skr higher, AstraZeneca 2.28 skr higher, and Autoliv 2.23 skr higher.
-Nokia A closed 0.78 skr higher in New York compared with its Stockholm closing level. stockholm@afxnews.com sjr/vs COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2005. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News. AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited
© 2006 AFX News
