Sweden stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.12%

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare , Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 fell 0.12% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb ), which rose 2.13% or 5.00 points to trade at 240.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Boliden AB (ST:BOL ) added 1.49% or 4.70 points to end at 319.50 and Swedbank AB ser A (ST:SWEDa ) was up 0.88% or 1.90 points to 218.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb ), which fell 4.53% or 2.30 points to trade at 47.90 at the close. Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb ) declined 4.35% or 7.90 points to end at 172.70 and Sinch AB (ST:SINCH ) was down 4.13% or 0.89 points to 20.67.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 512 to 268 and 73 ended unchanged.

Shares in Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb ) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.35% or 7.90 to 172.70. Shares in Sinch AB (ST:SINCH ) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.13% or 0.89 to 20.67.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 2.85% or 1.91 to $68.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.76% or 1.96 to hit $73.00 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.68% or 43.05 to trade at $2,613.15 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.14% to 11.58, while USD/SEK fell 0.28% to 10.93.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 106.25.

Source: Investing.com