Sweden Stock Market Update

Sweden stocks declined after the close on Thursday, driven by losses in the Financials, Basic Materials, and Industrials sectors.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 fell by 0.13%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were:
– Evolution AB (ST:EVOG): rose 14.93% or 142.30 points, trading at 1,095.50.
– Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb): gained 4.02% or 4.00 points, ending at 103.90.
– Sinch AB (ST:SINCH): up 1.92% or 0.54 points, trading at 28.72.

Worst Performers

The worst performers included:
– Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB A (ST:SEBa): fell 5.49% or 8.70 points, closing at 149.80.
– Svenska Cellulosa SCA AB B (ST:SCAb): declined 2.77% or 3.90 points, ending at 137.10.
– Swedbank AB ser A (ST:SWEDa): down 2.34% or 5.10 points, trading at 212.90.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing stocks on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 389 to 373, with 77 unchanged.

Commodities Update

Crude oil for December delivery decreased by 1.40% or 0.99 to $69.78 a barrel. In commodity trading:
– Brent oil for December delivery fell 1.25% or 0.94, reaching $74.02 a barrel.
– December Gold Futures rose 0.43% or 11.80, trading at $2,741.20 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• EUR/SEK increased 0.25% to 11.44.
• USD/SEK remained virtually unchanged, at 10.58.

The US Dollar Index Futures decreased 0.22% at 104.05.