Sweden Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, driven down by losses in the Healthcare, Telecoms, and Industrials sectors.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 fell 1.40% to hit a new 1-month low.

Best Performers

The best performers on the OMX Stockholm 30 were:
– Sinch AB (ST:SINCH): up 0.73% or 0.23 points to trade at 31.68.

Notable Movements

• Evolution AB (ST:EVOG): fell 0.10% or 1.00 points, ending at 1,005.00.
• Tele2 AB (ST:TEL2b): down 0.27% or 0.30 points, trading at 111.65 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers included:
– SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb): down 5.70% or 13.30 points, closing at 219.10.
– H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:HMb): declined 4.47% or 7.40 points, ending at 158.30.
– Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:HEXAb): down 3.88% or 4.00 points, trading at 99.60.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, with 505 down, 254 up, and 88 unchanged.

Commodities

• Crude oil for December delivery rose 0.73% or 0.50 to $69.11 a barrel.
• Brent oil for January delivery increased 0.64% or 0.46, hitting $72.62 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures fell 1.74% or 48.80, trading at $2,752.00 a troy ounce.

Currency Updates

• EUR/SEK increased 0.14% to 11.60.
• USD/SEK rose 0.11% to 10.68.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 104.00.