Sweden Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Friday, with gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials, and Telecoms sectors powering shares upward.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 0.36%.

Best Performers

• Volvo, AB ser. B (ST:VOLVb): +2.82% (7.50 points) to close at 273.80.
• Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb): +2.78% (2.80 points) to end at 103.60.
• Boliden AB (ST:BOL): +2.70% (9.20 points) to close at 350.10.

Worst Performers

• NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb): -3.09% (1.60 points) to close at 50.30.
• AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN): -1.08% (17.50 points) to end at 1,598.50.
• ASSA ABLOY AB ser. B (ST:ASSAb): -0.80% (2.70 points) to close at 336.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 461 to 305, with 74 unchanged.

Commodities Overview

• Crude oil for November delivery rose 1.53% (1.13) to $74.84 a barrel.
• Brent oil for December delivery increased 1.34% (1.04) to $78.66 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures fell 0.22% (5.90) to $2,673.30 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• EUR/SEK was up 0.23% to 11.38.
• USD/SEK rose 0.83% to 10.39.

The US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.60% at 102.36.