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Stocks in the Nordic region declined Thursday, with the OMX Nordic 40 Index declining 0.7%.

Alvotech SDR posted the largest decline among large stocks during the session, declining 6.6%, followed by Amaroq Ltd. shares, which dropped 6.6%. Shares of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB declined 4.6%.

OEM-International AB Series B was the biggest leader, rising 7.9%, and Paradox Interactive AB rose 5.3%. Sectra AB Series B rounded out the top three leaders on Thursday, with shares gaining 4.5%.

In Denmark, the OMX Copenhagen 20 Index declined 1.0%, while the OMX Helsinki 25 Index, which tracks Finland's most-traded stocks, was flat at 6,075.91.

Stocks on Sweden's OMX Stockholm 30 Index dropped 0.3%, while Norway's Oslo Exchange Benchmark Index_GI rose 0.6%. Shares in Iceland decreased, with the OMX Iceland All-Share PI Equity Index dropping 1.0%.

Elsewhere in Europe, indexes fell, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index dropping 0.5% and the FTSE 100 Index declining 0.6% from the previous close.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 2.1%, and gold futures were up 0.2%. Bitcoin climbed 0.2% to $66,369.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index increased 0.2% to 94.99.

Against the euro, the U.S. dollar was up 0.2%, the Icelandic krona was flat, the Danish krone was flat, the Swedish krona was down 0.2%, and the Norwegian krone was down 0.3%.

Against the U.S. dollar, the Icelandic krona was down 0.2%, the euro was down 0.2%, the Danish krone was down 0.2%, the Swedish krona was down 0.4%, and the Norwegian krone was down 0.5%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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February 19, 2026 12:06 ET (17:06 GMT)

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