Sweden stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.81%

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 lost 0.81%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Swedbank AB ser A (ST:SWEDa ), which rose 0.49% or 1.00 points to trade at 207.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nordea Bank Abp (ST:NDASE ) added 0.17% or 0.20 points to end at 118.40 and Evolution AB (ST:EVOG ) was up 0.17% or 1.60 points to 965.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb ), which fell 6.38% or 14.50 points to trade at 212.00 at the close. Kinnevik, Investment AB ser. B (ST:KINVb ) declined 3.13% or 2.50 points to end at 78.00 and Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb ) was down 2.92% or 0.21 points to 7.11.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 533 to 226 and 77 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 2.98% or 2.18 to $75.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 3.02% or 2.31 to hit $78.89 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.59% or 15.55 to trade at $2,641.55 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was down 0.05% to 11.36, while USD/SEK rose 0.07% to 10.40.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 102.72.

Source: Investing.com