Sweden Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Sweden stocks closed higher on Wednesday, driven by gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials, and Healthcare sectors.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 rose by 0.27%.

Best Performers

The top performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 include:
– Kinnevik, Investment AB ser. B (ST:KINVb): up 1.45% or 1.20 points, trading at 80.50.
– Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:HEXAb): up 1.29% or 1.40 points, closing at 106.40.
– Sinch AB (ST:SINCH): up 1.22% or 0.34 points, finishing at 28.15.

Worst Performers

The worst performers for the session were:
– Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb): down 2.29% or 0.17 points, at 7.33.
– Evolution AB (ST:EVOG): down 1.75% or 17.20 points, ending at 963.40.
– Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb): down 1.03% or 2.20 points, trading at 211.10.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange with 371 declines against 364 gains, and 92 remained unchanged.

Evolution AB (ST:EVOG) hit a 52-week low, down 1.75% or 17.20 to 963.40.

Commodities Overview

• Crude oil for November delivery: down 0.33% or 0.24 to $73.33 a barrel.
• Brent oil for December delivery: down 0.58% or 0.45, trading at $76.73 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures: down 0.09% or 2.25, trading at $2,633.15 a troy ounce.

Currency Movement

• EUR/SEK: up 0.34% to 11.38.

• USD/SEK: up 0.65% to 10.39.

• US Dollar Index Futures: up 0.29% to 102.60.