Sweden Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Basic Materials, and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 0.08%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were:
– SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb): rose 4.29% or 9.40 points to trade at 228.50 at the close.
– Sinch AB (ST:SINCH): added 2.80% or 0.89 points to end at 32.65.
– ABB Ltd (ST:ABB): was up 2.27% or 13.60 points to 611.80 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session included:
– AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN): fell 7.77% or 119.00 points to trade at 1,412.00.
– Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb): declined 2.23% or 0.10 points to end at 4.31.
– NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb): down 1.23% or 0.70 points to 54.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 458 to 301, with 82 ending unchanged.

Commodities Trading

• Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.53% or 1.09 to $72.56 a barrel.
• Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.35% or 1.01 to hit $76.09 a barrel.
• The December Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 5.55 to trade at $2,751.75 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/SEK was up 0.36% to 11.70.
• USD/SEK fell 0.07% to 10.71.

US Dollar Index Futures

• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 103.39.