Swedish central bank says ready to take necessary actions after Brexit vote

[June 24, 2016]  STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish central bank said on Friday it was following the financial markets closely after Britain voted to leave the European Union and was ready to take actions if needed.

Una donna in un pub guarda un grafico che mostra l'andamento dello spoglio delle schede al referendum britannico, che si rivela sfavorevole al fronte "remain". REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

"The Riksbank is following the financial market developments closely and has a continuing dialogue with other authorities. We have contacts with the Swedish banks and other central banks," it said in a statement.

"We are ready to take the necessary actions to handle financial market distortions," it added.

(Reporting by Johan Sennero, editing by Gwladys Fouche)

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