Sweden Stocks Close Lower

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 declined 0.49%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were:
– Essity AB B (ST:ESSITYb): rose 1.47% or 4.60 points to trade at 316.90 at the close.
– H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:HMb): added 0.82% or 1.40 points to end at 172.80.
– Telia Company AB (ST:TELIA): up 0.67% or 0.22 points to 32.84 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Sinch AB (ST:SINCH): fell 4.35% or 1.39 points to trade at 30.54 at the close.
– Evolution AB (ST:EVOG): declined 2.01% or 20.50 points to end at 998.00.
– Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb): down 1.71% or 1.70 points to 98.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 422 to 350, with 81 ending unchanged.

Commodities Trading

• Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.10% or 0.75 to $68.93 a barrel.
• Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.08% or 0.77 to hit $72.31 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures contract fell 0.43% or 11.45 to trade at $2,656.65 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/SEK was up 0.36% to 11.30.
• USD/SEK rose 0.54% to 10.14.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 100.36.