The Stockholm Stock Exchange ended the week with a slight decline on Friday, after spending almost the entire day in negative territory. Share prices attempted a rebound following the release of new U.S. inflation figures, but the momentum was not enough to turn the tide.

At the close, the OMXS30 index was down 0.12 percent at 3,119.76. Approximately SEK 30.7 billion worth of shares were traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

Among the major industrial sectors, energy performed best with a gain of 2.43 percent. At the other end of the spectrum, real estate was the weakest sector, falling by 1.60 percent.

Among the leading shares included in the OMXS30 index, Hexagon B rose 2.6 percent, while Nibe B was up 2.3 percent. The worst performer was Evolution, down 2.4 percent, while Swedbank A fell 1.7 percent.

Steel company SSAB dropped 2.5 percent following reports that the United States plans to withdraw certain steel tariffs. SSAB has production facilities in the U.S.

Compared to previous days, Friday's flood of earnings reports was calmer. Björn Borg rose 4.3 percent on the back of its results. The brand company kept its dividend unchanged at SEK 3.00 per share. Operating profit increased by nearly 30 percent.

Other reporting companies included property firms Diös and Corem, which rose 3.7 percent and fell 3.5 percent, respectively. Diös increased its operating profit by 16 percent and raised its dividend to SEK 2.40 per share. Corem's operating profit fell to SEK 168 million and the dividend remained unchanged at SEK 0.10 per share.

Karnell declined 0.2 percent. The industrial technology company's organic growth was 6.7 percent, while currency effects had a negative impact of 3.5 percent. EBITDA rose sharply to SEK 85 million.

PCB manufacturer NCAB surged 15.3 percent after announcing a dividend of SEK 1.10 per share. EBITA and order intake both exceeded expectations.

Telecom installation firm Eltel's adjusted EBITA increased to EUR 8.3 million. The share climbed 5 percent.

IT consultancy Softronic kept its dividend unchanged at SEK 1.35 per share. EBITDA fell by over 20 percent to SEK 25 million. The share declined 0.2 percent.

Furniture and interior design company Lammhults fell 3.1 percent. The dividend was maintained at SEK 1.00 per share. Order intake increased, while operating profit fell sharply.

Property company Klarabo announced a dividend of SEK 0.25 per share. Klarabo rose 0.3 percent.

New recommendation changes included RBC lowering Volvo to sector perform from outperform. The share fell 1.3 percent.

Barclays downgraded H&M to underweight from equal weight. The share dropped 1.4 percent.

DNB Carnegie downgraded Nibe to hold from buy. Despite this, the share rose 2.3 percent.