Sweden stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 up 0.08%

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials , Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 0.08%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb ), which rose 4.29% or 9.40 points to trade at 228.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Sinch AB (ST:SINCH ) added 2.80% or 0.89 points to end at 32.65 and ABB Ltd (ST:ABB ) was up 2.27% or 13.60 points to 611.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN ), which fell 7.77% or 119.00 points to trade at 1,412.00 at the close. Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb ) declined 2.23% or 0.10 points to end at 4.31 and NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb ) was down 1.23% or 0.70 points to 54.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 458 to 301 and 82 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.53% or 1.09 to $72.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.35% or 1.01 to hit $76.09 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 5.55 to trade at $2,751.75 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.36% to 11.70, while USD/SEK fell 0.07% to 10.71.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 103.39.

Source: Investing.com