Sweden stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.19%

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 fell 0.19% to hit a new 3-months low.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb ), which rose 5.75% or 0.24 points to trade at 4.33 at the close. Meanwhile, SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb ) added 3.91% or 8.90 points to end at 235.20 and Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb ) was up 2.56% or 4.50 points to 178.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Evolution AB (ST:EVOG ), which fell 10.14% or 92.80 points to trade at 822.40 at the close. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:HMb ) declined 1.26% or 1.90 points to end at 149.00 and Atlas Copco AB Class A (ST:ATCOa ) was down 0.85% or 1.50 points to 168.70.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 407 to 375 and 65 ended unchanged.

Shares in Evolution AB (ST:EVOG ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 10.14% or 92.80 to 822.40.

Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.09% or 0.76 to $68.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.07% or 0.78 to hit $71.78 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.52% or 13.79 to trade at $2,631.31 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.07% to 11.49, while USD/SEK rose 0.20% to 11.03.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 107.78.

Source: Investing.com