Sweden stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.23%

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 lost 0.23%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Telia Company AB (ST:TELIA ), which rose 1.63% or 0.52 points to trade at 32.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Tele2 AB (ST:TEL2b ) added 0.82% or 0.95 points to end at 117.45 and Swedbank AB ser A (ST:SWEDa ) was up 0.64% or 1.40 points to 220.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb ), which fell 5.47% or 13.30 points to trade at 229.10 at the close. Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb ) declined 4.26% or 0.30 points to end at 6.63 and Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb ) was down 2.29% or 2.30 points to 96.40.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 503 to 251 and 89 ended unchanged.

Shares in Telia Company AB (ST:TELIA ) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.63% or 0.52 to 32.36. Shares in Tele2 AB (ST:TEL2b ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 0.82% or 0.95 to 117.45.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.95% or 0.70 to $74.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.75% or 0.58 to hit $77.51 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 5.85 to trade at $2,533.45 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.24% to 11.35, while USD/SEK fell 0.09% to 10.25.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 101.62.

Source: Investing.com