By Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish maker of metal-cutting tools and mining gear Sandvik reported core earnings that beat analysts’ expectations on Monday and said strong demand had lifted order bookings in the third quarter. The company, among the first major Nordic industrial companies to report its third-quarter numbers, said adjusted operating profit grew to 5.52 billion Swedish crowns ($489.97 million) from a year-earlier 4.25 billion. The mean forecast in a Refinitiv poll of analysts was for a profit of 5.02 billion. Stocks across the European engineering industry have slumped…