The Stockholm Stock Exchange is expected to open Friday's session in positive territory, following news that the United States withdrew its planned strikes against Iran on Thursday.

Euro Stoxx 50 futures are up 1.65 percent, FTSE 100 futures have gained 0.75 percent, and DAX futures are rising 1.43 percent.

U.S. S&P 500 futures remain largely unchanged.

The morning news cycle features several significant corporate developments.

Investment firm Svolder reported higher operating profit for its third quarter, spanning March to May, compared to the same period last year. Net asset value, including reinvested dividends, increased by 7.8 percent during the third quarter to SEK 55.90 per share. This outperformed the Carnegie Small Cap Return Index, which rose by 2.9 percent.

Hemnet reported net sales of SEK 126.6m for May, representing a 27 percent decrease compared to the same month last year. However, the average revenue per listing (ARPL) increased by 13.1 percent to SEK 9,244.

Measurement technology firm Hexagon has acquired Itres, a Canadian provider of airborne hyperspectral and thermal imaging systems. The acquisition is expected to bolster Hexagon's geospatial data offerings for advanced aerial mapping and analysis.

Tangen Industrikapital will mark its first day of trading on Nasdaq Stockholm today.

Notable analyst updates this morning include:

ABG Sundal Collier initiates coverage on Rusta with a Buy rating and a price target of SEK 95.

Barclays upgrades Avanza to Overweight (from Equal Weight), raising the price target to SEK 420 (from SEK 340).

PriceDaily ChangeTime
Euro Stoxx 50 futures6,162.001.65%08:25:13
FTSE 100 futures10,389.000.74%08:30:03
DAX futures24,580.001.41%08:24:52
S&P 500 futures7,395.00-0.02%08:30:13
Nasdaq 100 futures29,701.25-0.17%08:30:04
Sweden 10 Y2.83%0.0016:17:45
Germany 10 Y2.99%-0.0508:40:07
USA 10 Y4.47%0.0108:39:35
UK 10 Y4.90%0.0018:01:46
Italy 10 Y3.73%-0.0708:40:13
France 10 Y3.63%-0.0608:39:54
Spain 10 Y3.47%0.0017:09:46
Norway 10 Y4.36%0.0016:01:45
Denmark 10 Y2.83%-0.0408:40:09
EUR/USD1.1570-0.001008:40:07
USD/JPY160.32900.380008:40:08
USD/SEK9.45260.012208:40:06
EUR/SEK10.93440.003808:40:08
GBP/SEK12.66970.003608:40:06
USD/NOK9.50780.020208:40:06
EUR/NOK10.99850.014108:40:07
NOK/SEK0.9942-0.001108:40:09
USD/DKK6.46130.006108:40:06
DKK/SEK1.46290.000108:40:09
Brent, USD/barrel88.49-2.09%08:30:02
WTI, USD/barrel85.98-1.97%08:30:05
Natural Gas, USD/mmbtu3.08-0.10%08:28:55
Dutch TTF Natural Gas (NDEX), euro/mwh46.91-5.60%08:30:08
Gold futures, USD/oz4,201.602.13%08:30:08
Silver futures, USD/oz66.7454.29%08:30:05
Source: Factset