The Stockholm Stock Exchange turned upward on Tuesday, in line with the performance of leading global markets. Meanwhile, focus remains on developments in the Middle East and movements in oil prices. Brent crude is trading today at around 91 dollars, which is more than 8 percent lower compared to yesterday.

At 12:36 PM, the OMXS30 index was up 2.89 percent to 3,079.35. Shares worth approximately 8.0 billion kronor were traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

The best performance among the exchange's major industrial sectors was basic materials, with an increase of 3.6 percent. At the other end of the scale, energy trailed at the bottom with a decline of 1.6 percent.

Among the leading stocks included in the OMXS30 index, Sandvik rose 5.1 percent while Boliden was up 4.9 percent. The weakest performance came from Essity B, up 0.5 percent, while Saab B rose 0.9 percent.

Mining company Lundin Mining is expanding its ownership in the Chilean copper mine Caserones by five percent and is simultaneously purchasing 30.9 percent of the Los Helados project, along with a 0.62 percent royalty on future metal revenues. The sellers are JX Advanced Metals Corporation and related companies. The purchase price amounts to 215 million dollars, corresponding to nearly 2 billion kronor. The stock is rising 7.3 percent.

TF Bank's total loan portfolio amounted to 23.4 billion kronor at the end of February 2026. This represents an increase of 21 percent in local currencies compared to the same month last year. The stock is increasing 4.1 percent.

Contract manufacturer Hanza is presenting its strategy step "Hanza 2028" in connection with the company's capital markets day and is simultaneously raising its financial targets. The company aims for net sales of at least 14 billion kronor by 2028, compared to the previous target of 6.5 billion kronor. The target for the EBITA operating margin is raised to at least 9 percent from the previous 8 percent. The stock is falling 2 percent.

Construction company Skanska has signed an agreement with an existing customer to build a new data center in the USA. The contract is worth 191 million dollars, corresponding to 1.7 billion kronor. The project strengthens the company's order book in its American operations. The stock is up 3.3 percent.

Train Alliance has been halted from trading since last week after former CEO and founder Otto Persson was reported to the police. According to Dagens Industri, the report concerns a suspected forged lease agreement with the Port of Gothenburg. Persson simultaneously left the board with immediate effect.

On the analyst front, SB1 Markets initiates coverage of Volvo with a buy rating and a target price of 350 kronor. The stock is rising 3.5 percent.

Sectra receives an upgraded recommendation to hold from sell by Stifel, while DNB raises its recommendation to buy from hold. The stock is increasing 5 percent.

Handelsbanken raises Swedencare to buy from hold and reiterates the target price of 43 kronor. The stock is rising 5 percent.

DNB Carnegie lowers Nokia to hold from buy. The stock is rising 2.3 percent.