In the report flow before the stock market opening, the logistics group Elanders and the mobile operator Tele 2 reported a result in line with expectations.
The climate control company Munters beat earnings expectations in its report, but at the same time reports negative cash flow and a slump in order intake.
Leading Asian stock markets have fallen broadly during overnight trading following the price declines on Wall Street on Thursday.
On the foreign exchange market, the dollar and the yen are strengthened, while the price of oil is pushed down towards 80 dollars per barrel.
On Thursday, the stock market retreated by 0.5 percent, which means that the price increase since the turn of the year has been reduced to 8.6 percent.