The Stockholm Stock Exchange is seeing minor index movements at midday on Friday. The earnings season continues, with Hexagon and Lifco as today's most significant companies. Electrolux emerged as the day's top earnings winner, while Billerud was the biggest loser. Autoliv and SKF also traded lower following their reports.

As of 1 p.m., the OMXS30 index was up 0.03 percent at 3,032.45. Shares worth approximately 9.5 billion kronor had been traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

The best-performing sector among the major industrial groups was consumer staples, which rose by 1.2 percent. On the other end of the spectrum, basic materials were the worst performers, down 4.1 percent.

Among the leading stocks included in the OMXS30 index, SEB A gained 2.1 percent, while Hexagon B was up 1.8 percent. SKF B had the weakest performance, falling 6.1 percent, while Boliden dropped 4.1 percent.

Measurement technology company Hexagon's adjusted operating profit for the fourth quarter came in just above analysts' expectations, while revenue was in line with consensus. The dividend remains unchanged at €0.14 per share. Market conditions for the first quarter are expected to be largely unchanged compared to the fourth quarter.

Engineering group SKF reported revenue below expectations, while operating profit matched forecasts. The dividend remains unchanged at 7.75 kronor per share, which was higher than the feared cut. The company expects market demand in the first quarter to remain at similar levels to the fourth quarter. The focus is on the separation of the automotive business, now expected to occur in the fourth quarter of this year.

Industrial conglomerate Lifco's revenue and adjusted EBITA were in line with expectations. The dividend is being raised by 12.5 percent to 2.70 kronor per share, coming in above consensus. The stock fell 1.0 percent.

Automotive safety company Autoliv's revenue and adjusted operating profit for the fourth quarter met consensus. The company forecasts an adjusted operating margin of 10.5 to 11.0 percent for the full year 2026, with unchanged organic sales growth. The stock dropped 8.2 percent.

Forest industry company SCA's year-end report was largely in line with analysts' expectations. The dividend remains unchanged at 3 kronor per share. The stock fell 3.7 percent. Industry peer Holmen dropped 4.2 percent on its report, where operating profit was clearly lower than expected.

Appliance maker Electrolux reported operating profit well above expectations, while revenue was in line with consensus. The company expects market demand in 2026 to be neutral to negative in North America and neutral in Europe. The stock, which has been under pressure in recent years, climbed 15 percent.

Packaging company Billerud reported revenue below expectations, while EBITDA beat forecasts. The dividend was cut by just over 40 percent and came in lower than expected. Billerud sees no significant changes in market conditions for the first quarter. The report was poorly received, and the stock fell by over 16 percent.

Medical technology company Elekta is incurring restructuring costs of 450 to 500 million kronor due to the layoff of 450 employees. This is expected to lead to cost savings of over 500 million kronor per year. The stock rose 0.5 percent.

Outside the earnings reports, life science company Nanologica dropped 29 percent after announcing new share issues totaling 96 million kronor.

Handelsbanken downgraded its recommendation for telecom operator Telia to sell from hold. However, the stock rose 1.1 percent.

Construction company Peab increased by 0.7 percent after SB1 Markets initiated coverage with a buy recommendation.

SB1 Markets raised its recommendations for banking stocks Nordea and SEB to buy from neutral. Nordea rose 1.5 percent, and SEB climbed 2.2 percent.