Sweden Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, driven by gains in the Industrials, Technology, and Consumer Services sectors.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 added 0.23%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were:
– SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb): Up 1.35% or 3.20 points to trade at 240.90.
– Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb): Added 1.10% or 0.07 points to end at 6.28.
– ASSA ABLOY AB ser. B (ST:ASSAb): Up 1.06% or 3.40 points to 323.60.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:HMb): Fell 3.11% or 5.20 points to 161.80.
– Boliden AB (ST:BOL): Declined 2.04% or 6.40 points to 307.60.
– Evolution AB (ST:EVOG): Down 0.94% or 10.00 points to 1,055.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 414 to 326, with 94 ending unchanged.

Commodity Update

• Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.11% or 0.84 to $74.69 a barrel.
• Brent oil for November delivery fell 1.12% or 0.88 to $77.78 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures contract fell 0.49% or 12.60 to $2,540.30 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• EUR/SEK was down 0.12% to 11.34.
• USD/SEK rose 0.48% to 10.20.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.50% at 100.96.