Sweden stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 up 0.99%

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 0.99%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Alfa Laval AB (ST:ALFA ), which rose 2.45% or 11.00 points to trade at 459.70 at the close. Meanwhile, AB SKF B (ST:SKFb ) added 2.26% or 4.30 points to end at 194.50 and Sandvik AB (ST:SAND ) was up 1.91% or 4.10 points to 218.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Telia Company AB (ST:TELIA ), which fell 0.38% or 0.12 points to trade at 31.39 at the close. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:HMb ) declined 0.22% or 0.40 points to end at 161.40 and Sinch AB (ST:SINCH ) was down 0.17% or 0.05 points to 29.19.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 412 to 348 and 88 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.91% or 1.42 to $75.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.43% or 1.11 to hit $78.69 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.63% or 15.90 to trade at $2,553.70 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.10% to 11.33, while USD/SEK rose 0.42% to 10.23.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 101.26.

Source: Investing.com