Sweden stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.46%

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 fell 0.46%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb ), which rose 1.71% or 0.12 points to trade at 7.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb ) added 1.22% or 1.20 points to end at 97.70 and Boliden AB (ST:BOL ) was up 0.47% or 1.40 points to 298.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb ), which fell 1.65% or 0.80 points to trade at 48.80 at the close. Atlas Copco AB Series B (ST:ATCOb ) declined 1.19% or 1.90 points to end at 157.70 and Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb ) was down 1.15% or 2.60 points to 223.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 446 to 289 and 96 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.57% or 0.40 to $69.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.61% or 0.45 to hit $73.25 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 4.65 to trade at $2,597.05 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.19% to 11.34, while USD/SEK rose 0.13% to 10.20.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 100.59.

Source: Investing.com