Sweden stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 down 1.01%

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials , Industrials and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 lost 1.01%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN ), which rose 1.86% or 25.50 points to trade at 1,397.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb ) added 1.81% or 3.50 points to end at 194.30 and Tele2 AB (ST:TEL2b ) was up 0.91% or 1.00 points to 111.25 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Boliden AB (ST:BOL ), which fell 3.87% or 13.40 points to trade at 332.80 at the close. Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:HEXAb ) declined 3.14% or 3.30 points to end at 101.70 and Sinch AB (ST:SINCH ) was down 3.11% or 0.68 points to 21.18.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 423 to 335 and 88 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sinch AB (ST:SINCH ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.11% or 0.68 to 21.18.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 2.89% or 2.09 to $70.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 2.51% or 1.90 to hit $73.73 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.44% or 12.00 to trade at $2,693.80 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.77% to 11.62, while USD/SEK rose 1.80% to 10.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.65% at 105.05.

Source: Investing.com