The Stockholm Stock Exchange fluctuated around the break-even point during Thursday's trading session, ultimately closing with modest gains. Performance lagged slightly behind leading European bourses. On Wall Street, equities traded slightly higher following an irregular opening.

At the close, the OMXS30 index was up 0.07 percent at 3,120.75. Shares worth approximately SEK 26.2 billion changed hands on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

Among the major industrial sectors, technology performed best with a 3.8 percent advance. At the other end of the spectrum, financials bottomed out with a 0.3 percent decline.

Among the leading shares included in the OMXS30 index, Addtech B rose 3.3 percent while Hexagon B gained 3.2 percent. Saab B saw the weakest performance, falling 2.8 percent, while Swedbank A dropped 1.7 percent.

Investment company Kinnevik reported a 22 percent plunge in net asset value during the first quarter to SEK 100.75. This compares with SEK 129.51 at the end of the previous quarter and SEK 130.59 at the end of the same period last year. The stock ended the day up 2.5 percent after having traded lower earlier in the session.

Real estate company Sagax established new financial targets for 2026-2030, aiming for a return on equity of at least 12 percent per year and an increase in profit from property management per share of 5-10 percent per year. Over the past five years, the average return has been 14 percent, while earnings per share increased by 15 percent annually. The dividend policy remains unchanged. The B-share was down 0.7 percent.

Short-selling firm Grizzly Research directed sharp criticism at communication services company Sinch in a report. The stock initially fell but subsequently traded up nearly 13 percent. The criticism is primarily aimed at the American voice service Inteliquent, which Sinch acquired in 2021 and which serves as a key financial contributor to the group.

Technology company Sivers Semiconductors, which has shown incredible strength on the exchange recently, resolved on a directed share issue raising approximately SEK 125 million before transaction costs. In connection with this, the company also stated that it is evaluating a dual listing of the share in the US. Sivers rose 9.7 percent.

Logistics real estate company SLP climbed 3.3 percent. Profit from property management increased by 30 percent to SEK 174 million.

Research company Bioarctic fell 2.8 percent on the market after a report concluded that new Alzheimer's drugs are practically meaningless from a patient perspective. This was highlighted by Dagens Nyheter.

Real estate investment company Fastator announced that it will write down the value of its holding in Företagsparken by SEK 48.4 million in the annual report, compared to the year-end bulletin for 2025. Additionally, one of Fastator's subsidiaries has sold properties for SEK 312 million. The stock was down 1.3 percent.

Among today's analyst recommendations, Castellum was upgraded to buy from hold by Nordea, and the stock rose 2.4 percent.

Dustin climbed 8.8 percent after Handelsbanken raised its recommendation to buy from hold.

Nordea upgraded Wallenstam to hold from sell, and the stock traded up 0.9 percent.

Sveafastigheter was downgraded to hold from buy by Nordea. The stock rose 0.3 percent.

Gränges saw its recommendation lowered to hold from buy by Kepler Cheuvreux and was down 0.6 percent.

For the telecom duo Telia and Tele2, both ABG Sundal Collier and Kepler Cheuvreux lowered their recommendations. ABG downgraded Telia to sell from hold, while Kepler cut it to hold from buy. Tele2 was downgraded to hold from buy by both ABG and Kepler. Telia was down 1.2 percent, while Tele2 retreated 0.7 percent.

Munters sank 3.6 percent. DNB Carnegie has lowered its recommendation to hold from buy.

EFN issued a buy rating on technology trading company Indutrade. The stock rose 3.4 percent.