Sweden stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 up 0.18%

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 0.18%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:HMb ), which rose 3.14% or 5.20 points to trade at 170.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Tele2 AB (ST:TEL2b ) added 1.72% or 2.00 points to end at 118.25 and Svenska Handelsbanken AB A (ST:SHBa ) was up 1.31% or 1.35 points to 104.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb ), which fell 2.04% or 0.14 points to trade at 6.96 at the close. Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:HEXAb ) declined 1.64% or 1.70 points to end at 99.20 and Sinch AB (ST:SINCH ) was down 1.33% or 0.40 points to 29.71.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 451 to 321 and 72 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.48% or 1.00 to $68.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.28% or 0.92 to hit $72.53 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 2.00 to trade at $2,608.70 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.31% to 11.34, while USD/SEK fell 0.14% to 10.20.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 100.41.

Source: Investing.com