The Stockholm Stock Exchange rose broadly on Tuesday, the first trading day after the Epiphany weekend. In the news flow, gains were noted for both Volvo companies while Hexagon rose after an acquisition.

At the close, the OMXS30 index was up 1.26 percent to 2,543.15. Shares worth around SEK 22.1 billion were traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

The best performance among the stock exchange's major industrial sectors was technology with a rise of 2.22 percent. At the other end of the scale, real estate was at the bottom with minus 2.74 percent.

Among the leading shares, which are included in the OMXS30 index, Volvo rose 6.1 percent while Hexagon was up 4.4 percent. SBB B was the worst performer, down 9.3 percent, while Nibe was down 3.8 percent.

Orders for heavy-duty trucks, class-8, in North America were preliminarily at 36,500 units in December. This is an increase of 39% year-on-year but slightly lower than 37,200 units in November. This was shown by recent statistics from ACT Research. Volvo and Traton are among the players selling heavy trucks in the North American market. Volvo rose 6,1 percent while Traton increased 4,3 percent.

Car manufacturer Volvo Cars reduced its global sales in December by 3 percent to 73,804 cars. Meanwhile, Volvo Cars broke the global sales record for the full year 2024, increasing sales by 8 percent to 763,389 cars. The stock climbed 9.3 percent.

The metrology company Hexagon acquired the Belgian company Septentrio. The acquisition has 150 employees and is an OEM supplier of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology. The business is expected to have sales of EUR 50 million, equivalent to SEK 574 million last year. The share price rose 4.4 percent.

Mining and rock excavation technology company Epiroc received an order worth SEK 200 million from mining company BHP. The share rose 0.4 percent.

The online broker Avanza Bank had a net inflow of SEK 9.98 billion in December. This is an increase of 35 percent compared to November and an increase of 67 percent compared to the same month last year. The share increased 0.5 percent.

Industry colleague Nordnet had net savings among its customers of SEK 7.3 billion in December, which corresponds to an increase of 15.9 percent compared to November. The number of customers increased by 12.6 percent year-on-year. The share rose 0.4 percent.

Wind power company Eolus Vind is to sell the American battery project Pome of 100 megawatts/400 megawatt hours in California, USA. Pome is under construction and commissioning is planned for the first half of this year. The total enterprise value is in the range of USD 230 to 235.5 million and the sale is the company's fourth in the US. The stock climbed 15.5 percent.

Technology company Fingerprint Cards signed an agreement to license its iris recognition technology to Smart Eye for a fee of up to SEK 50 million. The compensation also includes a maximum of SEK 10 million in royalty payments to Fingerprint. The share advanced 21.6 percent.

The diagnostics company Q-linea confirmed the terms of the previously announced rights issue of SEK 225 million. The subscription price is set at 5 öre per share, which means that the number of shares in the company is multiplied to 4.6 billion shares. The share price fell by 49 percent.

Mining company Boliden rose 2.9 percent. UBS raised its recommendation from sell to neutral and raised the target price to SEK 310.

Technology company Micro Systemation climbed 7.0 percent after a buy recommendation from Affärsvärlden.

Investment bank Jefferies raised its recommendation for oil company IPC to buy, from previously hold. The target price is raised to SEK 140. The share rose 0.4 percent.