The Stockholm Stock Exchange is on the rise by midday Monday. In the news flow, Ratos falls on its report while Eolus climbs on a project sale in the United States. Trading volume is lower than usual due to holiday closures on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges.

As of 1:00 p.m., the OMXS30 index was up 0.49 percent at 3,135.17. Shares worth approximately 7.1 billion kronor had been traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

Among the major industrial sectors, energy performed best with a 1.9 percent increase. Conversely, healthcare was at the bottom, down 0.7 percent.

Among leading stocks included in the OMXS30 index, Nordea rose 2.2 percent while EQT was up 1.9 percent. The weakest performers were Saab B, down 2.8 percent, and SCA B, down 1.2 percent.

Defense company Saab's decline was attributed to Dagens industri issuing a sell recommendation. Citi reiterated its sell advice and warned of a stretched valuation.

Ratos Group's revenue and adjusted EBITA for the fourth quarter exceeded analysts' expectations. The dividend is proposed to be raised by 3.7 percent to 1.40 kronor per share.
At the same time, Ratos is selling the operational business of Expin Group, resulting in a negative impact on operating profit of 800 million kronor. Additionally, there was a goodwill impairment in Plantasjen. The announcements were met negatively overall, and the share fell by 9.3 percent.

Wind power company Eolus has sold the standalone battery storage project Roccasecca in Boulder City, Nevada, USA, to a major independent American power producer. The purchase price amounts to the equivalent of 597 million kronor. Rossasecca is a 127-megawatt project currently under development and is expected to reach commercial operation in 2026. The share climbed 9.8 percent.

Gaming company Stillfront's two largest shareholders want to appoint a new board, including Lars-Johan Jarnheimer as new chairman and Erik Forsberg as new vice chairman. The background is several years of negative share performance. The share rose 2.4 percent.

Technology consultant Afry has signed an agreement to acquire AMC, a global consulting firm in the mining sector with 170 employees. The acquisition generated revenues of 57 million Australian dollars in 2025. The share increased 1.7 percent.

Healthcare and social services company Humana rose 5.7 percent. Dagens industri renewed its buy recommendation originally issued a year ago.

Brand company Björn Borg increased 0.2 percent after Inderes raised its recommendation to accumulate, up from reduce.