Sweden stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.07%

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 fell 0.07% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb ), which rose 2.31% or 1.10 points to trade at 50.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb ) added 1.52% or 2.80 points to end at 186.50 and Sinch AB (ST:SINCH ) was up 1.48% or 0.33 points to 22.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb ), which fell 2.58% or 2.30 points to trade at 86.20 at the close. AB SKF B (ST:SKFb ) declined 1.79% or 3.70 points to end at 202.80 and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB A (ST:SEBa ) was down 1.38% or 2.10 points to 149.70.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 462 to 305 and 74 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.35% or 0.24 to $68.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.40% or 0.29 to hit $72.18 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.64% or 16.55 to trade at $2,589.75 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.37% to 11.61, while USD/SEK rose 0.88% to 10.99.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 106.33.

Source: Investing.com