Sweden stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.69%

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 lost 0.69%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Tele2 AB (ST:TEL2b ), which rose 0.84% or 0.95 points to trade at 113.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb ) added 0.61% or 1.10 points to end at 173.40 and Telia Company AB (ST:TELIA ) was up 0.20% or 0.06 points to 30.61 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb ), which fell 8.10% or 0.32 points to trade at 3.63 at the close. Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:HEXAb ) declined 2.15% or 2.40 points to end at 106.90 and Evolution AB (ST:EVOG ) was down 1.80% or 16.80 points to 916.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 455 to 280 and 96 ended unchanged.

Shares in Evolution AB (ST:EVOG ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.80% or 16.80 to 916.80.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.60% or 1.12 to $71.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.29% or 0.95 to hit $74.36 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.09% or 29.44 to trade at $2,679.96 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was down 0.08% to 11.53, while USD/SEK fell 0.35% to 10.98.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 106.69.

Source: Investing.com