UPDATE 1-NORDIC STOCKS - Factors to watch on July 8

(Adds Skanska, Danish shipping firms)

STOCKHOLM, July 8 (Reuters) - The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Wednesday:

A.P. MOLLER (MAERSKb.CO), TORM (TORM.CO), NORDEN (DNORD.CO)

Danish shipping companies' costs of protecting themselves against pirates have rocketed with insurance premiums up tenfold, business daily Borsen said.

For more on the companies, double click on [MAERSKb.CO] [TORM.CO] [DNORD.CO]

SKANSKA (SKAb.ST)

The Swedish construction firm said in a statement it has secured a 1.1 billion Swedish crown ($140.6 million) contract to upgrade a railway in the Czech Republic. It said separately that it has also won a 480 million crown contract to build a rail extension for California's Bay Area Rapid Transit, southeast of San Francisco.

Both projects will be included in the firm's order bookings for the second quarter.

For more on the company, double click on [SKAb.ST]

SWEDISH MATCH (SWMA.ST)

Morgan Stanley has raised the Swedish tobacco products maker's target price to 132 Swedish crowns from 123 crowns on an equal-weight rating.

For more on the company, double click on [SWMA.ST]