Sweden stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 up 0.10%

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials , Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 added 0.10%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb ), which rose 4.13% or 0.19 points to trade at 4.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Swedbank AB ser A (ST:SWEDa ) added 2.14% or 4.70 points to end at 224.30 and NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb ) was up 1.85% or 0.80 points to 44.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb ), which fell 2.70% or 2.50 points to trade at 90.80 at the close. AB SKF B (ST:SKFb ) declined 1.43% or 3.00 points to end at 206.80 and H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:HMb ) was down 1.34% or 2.00 points to 146.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 425 to 353 and 66 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.27% or 0.93 to $74.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.79% or 0.60 to hit $76.53 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.49% or 13.21 to trade at $2,655.79 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was unchanged 0.01% to 11.44, while USD/SEK fell 0.40% to 11.11.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 108.76.

Source: Investing.com