https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Like several of its counterparts, the Swedish stock exchange went in to the holiday season slightly up, despite business in general being slow. https://www.thelocal.se/20111224/38132 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 10:31:00 +0100 38132 At the close of trading on Tuesday, the Stockholm stock exchange OMXS index had risen by 5.7 percent on the back of positive news from Greece. https://www.thelocal.se/20110928/36398 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:18:00 +0200 36398 The Stockholm stock market continued to fall on Friday, with the OMXS-index dropping nearly 4 percent within 30 minutes of opening and finishing the week down nearly 11 percent. https://www.thelocal.se/20110819/35640 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:53:00 +0200 35640 The Stockholm stock exchange plunged on Wednesday as global markets tumbled on fears of Greek debt and the risk of a downgrading of France's credit rating. https://www.thelocal.se/20110811/35472 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:46:00 +0200 35472 Swedish finance minister Anders Borg attempted to reassure worried investors in the wake of stock market drops across Europe on Friday, but admitted that financial markets remained "turbulent". https://www.thelocal.se/20110805/35378 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:42:00 +0200 35378 The Stockholm stock exchange dropped by 4 percent at the opening of trading on Friday morning, but had recouped the losses by the afternoon amid mounting fears about the the global economy.. https://www.thelocal.se/20110805/35370 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:56:00 +0200 35370 The number of Swedes playing the stock market dropped in 2010, according to new statistics, while telecom firms Ericsson and TeliaSonera topped the list of Swedish firms with the most shareholders. https://www.thelocal.se/20110119/31532 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:23:00 +0100 31532 Swedish households increased their loans from banks and housing credit institutions by 53 billion kronor ($7.72 billion) in the third quarter, the highest increase ever recorded for July to September, Statistics Sweden (SCB) reported on Monday in its latest savings barometer. https://www.thelocal.se/20101115/30220 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:36:00 +0100 30220 The Stockholm stock exchange had a flying to start to 2009 after last year's historic crash. The exchange closed almost 5 percent up on Friday on the back of gains worldwide. https://www.thelocal.se/20090103/16702 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +0100 16702 Swedbank announced on Monday morning that it will seek to raise 12.4 billion kronor ($1.55 billion) in fresh capital through issuing additional shares in the bank. https://www.thelocal.se/20081027/15230 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0100 15230 After reporting better than expected profits for the third quarter, Swedbank then saw its shares drop more than 10 percent on Thursday following an announcement that the bank may need to seek additional capital. https://www.thelocal.se/20081023/15166 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:16:00 +0200 15166 Following Monday’s upward trend, the Stockholm stock exchange had climbed more than 5 percent in the first ten minutes of trading on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20081014/14940 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:21:00 +0200 14940 The Stockholm stock exchange opened with a sharp drop on Monday, while the government announced it was doubling the state’s bank deposit guarantee, reflecting the continued anxiety about the health of global financial markets. https://www.thelocal.se/20081006/14768 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:40:00 +0200 14768 The stock market downturn is punishing Swedish shareholders, whose shares have tumbled in value in just the last few months. https://www.thelocal.se/20081005/14756 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:12:00 +0200 14756 Financial authorities in Sweden said on Wednesday they were withdrawing the licence of the NGM Stock Exchange for actions which have violated the “trust and confidence” of the agency. https://www.thelocal.se/20081001/14674 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:17:00 +0200 14674 Calls by Swedbank for Swedish financial authorities to implement a ban on the short selling of stock have fallen on deaf ears. https://www.thelocal.se/20080925/14564 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:15:00 +0200 14564 The good times kept rolling on the Stockholm stock exchange on Friday afternoon, with the OMXS-index up 7.9 percent on the day, the largest one day jump since 1992. https://www.thelocal.se/20080919/14454 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:30:00 +0200 14454 The Stockholm stock exchange staged a strong recovery as trading opened on Friday morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20080919/14438 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:39:00 +0200 14438 Swedes appear to prefer keeping their savings in the bank or under the mattress, rather than risk it in the volatile Stockholm stock market. https://www.thelocal.se/20080901/14070 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:16:00 +0200 14070