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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

American Shipping, Artimplant, Carlsberg: Nordic Equity Preview

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By Adam Ewing

Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes in Nordic trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are from the previous close.

The Dow Jones Nordic 30 Index, a measure for the region, fell 78.53, or 1.4 percent, to 5,431.83 in Stockholm, the first drop in four days.

The OMX Stockholm 30 Index lost 1.8 percent, while Finland’s Helsinki 25 Index fell 1.1 percent. Norway’s OBX Index decreased 1.1 percent. The OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.1 percent.

American Shipping Company ASA (AMSC NO): The owner of shipyards in the U.S. and vessel builder is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings. Its shares rose 1.03 kroner, or 15 percent, to 7.77 kroner.

Artimplant AB (ARTIB SS): The maker of biodegradable implants used in orthopedic and oral surgery, is expected to release second-quarter earnings. The shares gained 0.02 krona, or 0.9 percent, to 2.37 kronor.

Carlsberg A/S (CARLB DC): The world’s fourth-largest beer maker may report second-quarter net income of 1.58 billion kroner, based on the average of 12 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Its shares fell 8.5 kroner, or 2.3 percent, to 369 kroner.

Stockmann Oyj (STCBV FH): The Finnish department-store owner may report second-quarter net income of 15.6 million euros ($22.5 million), the average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Its shares fell 2 cents, or 0.1 percent, to 15.27 euros.

Wallenstam Byggnads AB (WALLB SS): The Swedish real estate company may report second-quarter net income of 65 million kronor, the average of three estimates in a Bloomberg survey of analysts. The shares increased 0.75 krona, or 0.9 percent, to 88.75 kronor.

To contact the reporter on this story: Adam Ewing in Stockholm at aewing5@bloomberg.net




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