Stockholm, Feb 21, 2026, 07:49 CET — Market closed.
Nasdaq Nordic’s OMX Nordic 40 index rose 0.51% on Friday to 2,675.12, Nasdaq data showed, ending the week on a firmer note. The OMXN40 is a price index of the 40 largest and most actively traded stocks on the Nordic exchanges. (Nasdaq Global Index Watch)
The region heads into the weekend with trade policy back in focus after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down former President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, giving European stocks another lift, Reuters reported. “It has good elements to it and slightly less good elements, because it will increase this legendary uncertainty that markets, of course, always fear,” said IG chief markets strategist Chris Beauchamp. (Reuters)
Sweden’s inflation readings also landed just before the close. Statistics Sweden said CPIF — a measure that keeps mortgage rates fixed — eased to 2.0% in January from 2.1% in December. (Statistikmyndigheten SCB)
In Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 0.71% to an all-time high, with Skanska up 2.37% and SKF adding 2.08%. Evolution slipped 1.11% and H&M fell 0.84%. (Investing.com)
Real estate firm Castellum said it would start share buy-backs of up to 3.4 billion Swedish crowns after agreeing to divest properties for 5.6 billion crowns. “Share buy-backs currently represent the most attractive and value-creating use of capital,” CEO Pål Ahlsén said. (Inderes)
Denmark’s OMX Copenhagen 25 closed up 0.69% at 1,816.12, Nasdaq index data showed. The index tracks the 25 largest and most traded shares on Nasdaq Copenhagen and caps the biggest weights. (Nasdaq Global Index Watch)
Finland’s OMX Helsinki 25 ended 0.63% higher at 6,113.90 from 6,075.91 a day earlier, closing data showed. (Investing)
But the trade mood can flip quickly. Any effort to revive tariffs through another legal route, or signs of retaliation, could hit Nordic industrials and shipping names first.
Rate expectations are the other live wire. Property stocks and highly levered companies tend to react fast when inflation prints shift the path for policy rates.
With markets shut on Saturday, the next test comes at Monday’s open across Nasdaq Stockholm, Copenhagen and Helsinki. Investors will be watching whether Friday’s bid holds, and how quickly the tariff decision feeds into fresh positioning.
Denmark’s statistics office has a run of releases scheduled for Feb. 27, including its monthly unemployment report for January, putting another macro marker late in the Nordic week. (Dst)
