Sweden stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.85%

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 declined 0.85% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Svenska Cellulosa SCA AB B (ST:SCAb ), which rose 1.26% or 1.80 points to trade at 140.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Evolution AB (ST:EVOG ) added 1.18% or 11.80 points to end at 1,009.00 and Kinnevik, Investment AB ser. B (ST:KINVb ) was up 1.07% or 0.80 points to 77.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb ), which fell 4.60% or 2.40 points to trade at 50.10 at the close. Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb ) declined 3.65% or 0.15 points to end at 4.08 and Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb ) was down 3.45% or 6.50 points to 180.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 473 to 284 and 90 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.66% or 1.14 to $67.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.42% or 1.03 to hit $71.53 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 5.60 to trade at $2,567.30 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.09% to 11.58, while USD/SEK fell 0.13% to 10.97.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 106.53.

Source: Investing.com