Sweden stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 up 0.81%

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 0.81% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb ), which rose 6.68% or 3.40 points to trade at 54.30 at the close. Meanwhile, SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb ) added 4.28% or 9.00 points to end at 219.40 and Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:HEXAb ) was up 2.67% or 2.70 points to 104.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb ), which fell 4.86% or 11.20 points to trade at 219.30 at the close. Nordea Bank Abp (ST:NDASE ) declined 1.90% or 2.30 points to end at 118.50 and Swedbank AB ser A (ST:SWEDa ) was down 1.51% or 3.30 points to 214.70.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 451 to 310 and 92 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.22% or 1.59 to $69.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.75% or 1.30 to hit $73.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 3.40 to trade at $2,680.40 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.51% to 11.34, while USD/SEK rose 0.81% to 10.18.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 100.52.

Source: Investing.com