The Swede smell of success
Article Abstract:
The Swedish stock market performed well in the 1990s, with an especially trong rise in 1999, and was the best performer world wide for the 20th century. The shipbuilding industry helped Sweden prior to 1914, as did neutrality in the two world wars. Ericsson has helped the modern market to perform well. Forestry and engineering have performed less well. A real estate bubble in the late 1980s caused problems, and internet stocks are seen as likely to undergo a correction.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 2000
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Word gets around
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The Swedish stock market performed well in 1996 and was helped by reductions in interest rates. A high value for the Swedish krona has affected the results of major exporters and could be linked to a drop in foreign buying as a proportion of total turnover. Foreign investors represent a third of Sweden's market capitalization. Analysts see the Swedish market as fully valued in 1997. There is caution among some analysts, though certain sectors like engineering could perform especially well.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1997
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Good - but not that good
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The Swedish stock market has performed well since 1995, though there is no certainty that it will continue to do so in 1998. Other European bourses have given a better performance and Sweden could be affected by staying outside European monetary union as well as by slower growth for big companies. Foreign ownership of Swedish stocks increased to 1996 and has since fallen to 31.4% in 1997. Astra and Ericsson are the most traded stocks of the Swedish stock exchange.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1998
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