Sweden Stock Market Overview

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 added 0.31% to reach a new 1-month high.

Top Performers

The best performers on the OMX Stockholm 30 included:
– Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb): rose 4.60% (3.80 points) to close at 87.30.
– Sinch AB (ST:SINCH): increased 2.91% (0.60 points) to finish at 21.20.
– NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb): up 2.84% (1.30 points) to close at 48.10.

Worst Performers

The worst performers were:
– Boliden AB (ST:BOL): fell 3.28% (11.10 points) to close at 327.30.
– Nordea Bank Abp (ST:NDASE): declined 2.04% (2.60 points) to 125.00.
– Svenska Handelsbanken AB A (ST:SHBa): down 1.31% (1.55 points) to 116.55.

Market Summary

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 450 to 313, with 77 ending unchanged.

Commodities and Exchange Rates

• Crude oil for January delivery fell 1.26% to $67.44 per barrel.
• Brent oil for delivery in February decreased 1.05% to $71.33 per barrel.
• February Gold Futures rose 0.48% to $2,661.19 per troy ounce.

In the foreign exchange market:
– EUR/SEK was up 0.64% to 11.56.
– USD/SEK rose 0.91% to 10.95.
– The US Dollar Index Futures increased 0.28% to 106.00.