Sweden stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 up 0.33%

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 rose 0.33%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Volvo, AB ser. B (ST:VOLVb ), which rose 3.51% or 9.30 points to trade at 274.30 at the close. Meanwhile, AB SKF B (ST:SKFb ) added 2.62% or 5.10 points to end at 200.00 and Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb ) was up 2.09% or 2.10 points to 102.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb ), which fell 5.03% or 10.60 points to trade at 199.20 at the close. Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb ) declined 1.97% or 0.13 points to end at 6.21 and ABB Ltd (ST:ABB ) was down 1.44% or 8.80 points to 602.80.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 401 to 323 and 96 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.78% or 1.26 to $69.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.71% or 1.27 to hit $73.18 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.94% or 25.45 to trade at $2,732.95 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.20% to 11.44, while USD/SEK unchanged 0.03% to 10.53.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 103.39.

Source: Investing.com