Sweden stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 up 0.37%

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 added 0.37%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN ), which rose 1.66% or 26.50 points to trade at 1,622.50 at the close. Meanwhile, SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb ) added 1.18% or 2.50 points to end at 214.20 and ABB Ltd (ST:ABB ) was up 1.13% or 6.80 points to 609.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb ), which fell 3.09% or 0.22 points to trade at 7.00 at the close. Evolution AB (ST:EVOG ) declined 2.59% or 25.20 points to end at 946.80 and Tele2 AB (ST:TEL2b ) was down 2.42% or 2.75 points to 110.70.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 432 to 342 and 76 ended unchanged.

Shares in Evolution AB (ST:EVOG ) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.59% or 25.20 to 946.80.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.37% or 1.79 to $73.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 2.23% or 1.76 to hit $77.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.49% or 13.05 to trade at $2,663.25 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.34% to 11.37, while USD/SEK rose 0.62% to 10.42.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 103.01.

Source: Investing.com