Sweden Stock Market Update

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 rose 0.38%.

Best Performers

• Svenska Handelsbanken AB A (ST:SHBa): +7.96% (8.25 points) to trade at 111.90 at the close.
• Swedbank AB ser A (ST:SWEDa): +4.96% (10.30 points) to end at 218.00.
• Tele2 AB (ST:TEL2b): +1.98% (2.15 points) to 110.75 in late trade.

Worst Performers

• Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb): -2.99% (0.18 points) to trade at 5.84.
• Boliden AB (ST:BOL): -2.32% (7.90 points) to end at 333.10.
• ASSA ABLOY AB ser. B (ST:ASSAb): -1.25% (4.20 points) to 332.60.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 454 to 312, with 74 unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.73% ($1.24) to $70.50 a barrel.
• Brent oil for December fell 1.70% ($1.29) to $74.75 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures fell 0.97% ($26.70) to trade at $2,733.10 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• EUR/SEK rose 0.43% to 11.42.
• USD/SEK rose 0.64% to 10.60.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 104.32.