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Stocks in the Nordic region fell Friday, with the OMX Nordic 40 Index declining 0.2%.

Per Aarsleff Holding A/S Series B posted the largest decline among large stocks during the session, tumbling 13.7%, followed by Gubra A/S shares, which plunged 12.4%. Shares of Millicom International Cellular S.A. declined 5.7%.

Vitrolife AB was the biggest leader, gaining 4.8%, and Frontline PLC increased 4.6%. FastPartner AB Series A rounded out the top three leaders on Friday, with shares increasing 4.0%.

In Denmark, the OMX Copenhagen 20 Index rose 0.2%, while the OMX Helsinki 25 Index, which tracks Finland's most-traded stocks, declined 0.7%.

Stocks on Sweden's OMX Stockholm 30 Index dropped 0.6%, while Norway's Oslo Exchange Benchmark Index_GI declined 0.2%. Shares in Iceland decreased, with the OMX Iceland All-Share PI Equity Index declining 2.0%.

Elsewhere in Europe, indexes were mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index steady and the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.6% from the previous close.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 1.1%, and gold futures were down 1.2%. Bitcoin climbed 0.9% to $84,151.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index gained 0.1% to 101.58.

Against the euro, the Swedish krona was up 0.3%, the Danish krone was flat, the Norwegian krone was flat, the U.S. dollar was down 0.1%, and the Icelandic krona was down 0.1%.

Against the U.S. dollar, the Swedish krona was up 0.3%, the euro was up 0.1%, the Danish krone was up 0.1%, the Norwegian krone was up 0.1%, and the Icelandic krona was down 0.1%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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February 28, 2025 12:05 ET (17:05 GMT)

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