The Stockholm Stock Exchange rebounded on Friday, following Thursday's decline. Sentiment was buoyed by recovering prices on Wall Street after losses earlier in the week. Quarterly earnings reports continued to dominate the news flow, with construction company Skanska in the spotlight on Friday. Major banks performed strongly. Swedish inflation figures for January were released, showing a slightly lower-than-expected inflationary pressure compared to forecasts.

At the close, the OMXS30 index was up 1.00 percent at 3,120.45. Shares worth approximately SEK 27.5 billion were traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

The technology sector led among the exchange's major industrial sectors, rising 1.6 percent. At the other end of the spectrum, consumer staples lagged, down 0.1 percent.

Among the leading stocks in the OMXS30 index, Addtech B climbed 5.5 percent while Saab B was up 2.8 percent. The worst performer was Skanska B, down 2.6 percent, while Telia slipped 0.2 percent.

The major banks had a positive session, supported in part by gains in Europe and the US. SEB rose 1.9 percent, Nordea increased by 1.3 percent, and Swedbank added 1.2 percent.

Construction company Skanska's Q4 report showed an operating profit in line with expectations at SEK 2,981 million. Skanska is raising its regular dividend to SEK 8.50 from SEK 8, and is also proposing an extra dividend of SEK 5.50.

Property company Balder increased its management profit in the fourth quarter to SEK 1,590 million from SEK 1,526 million. No dividend is proposed, as in previous years, but Balder is proposing to distribute its entire holding in Norion Bank to its shareholders. Balder's share rose marginally.

Industrial company Beijer Alma reported sales and adjusted EBITDA of SEK 281 million, which was lower than expected in the fourth quarter. A regular dividend of SEK 4.00 per share is proposed, compared to expectations of SEK 3.98. Beijer Alma also announced new financial targets, including an EBITA growth of over 15 percent per year over an economic cycle. The share rose 0.4 percent.

Technology trading company Lagercrantz jumped nearly 11 percent after its Q3 report showed a higher-than-expected EBITA profit of SEK 513 million, compared to the expected SEK 482 million.

E-commerce company Boozt's adjusted operating profit rose to SEK 306 million from SEK 307 million. The result was higher than the expected SEK 282 million. Boozt expects net sales growth for 2026 in local currency in the range of 3–8 percent and an adjusted operating margin of 5.3-6.5 percent. The share rose 8.5 percent.

Software company Vitec Software surged nearly 15 percent. EBITA was better than expected at SEK 268 million, compared to the expected SEK 245 million. A regular dividend of SEK 3.68 per share is proposed (3.60). The expected figure was 3.51.

Credit management company Hoist's revenues were 20 percent better than expected in the fourth quarter. The board proposes raising the regular dividend to SEK 3.26 and an extra dividend of SEK 2.74. The share climbed 18 percent.

Technology trading company Berner Industrier soared just over 16 percent. The company doubled its EBITA profit to SEK 28 million in Q4. The company also presented updated financial targets. The new profitability goal is for EBITA to show an average growth of at least 15 percent per year over an economic cycle.

Aerospace technology company CTT Systems reported significantly lower sales and operating profit in the fourth quarter compared to the same period last year. Operating profit was SEK 7.0 million versus SEK 34 million in the corresponding period. The share plummeted 26 percent.

Among other news, home improvement chain Clas Ohlson increased its sales by 12 percent in January. The share rose 4.2 percent.

On the analysis front, SEB raised its recommendation on Hexatronic to buy (hold). The share increased by 11.3 percent.

SEB also upgraded NCC and Röko to buy (hold) for both stocks, which rose 7.9 and 2.3 percent, respectively.

Pareto Securities downgraded Betsson to hold (buy). The share fell 0.6 percent.