Sweden Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Friday, with gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas, and Industrials sectors leading shares upward.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 added 0.55%.

Best Performers

The top performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were:
– Svenska Cellulosa SCA AB B (ST:SCAb): +8.87% (12.20 points) to 149.20
– Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:HEXAb): +3.79% (3.90 points) to 105.40
– Volvo, AB ser. B (ST:VOLVb): +2.93% (7.90 points) to 277.20

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session included:
– Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb): -14.61% (15.20 points) to 88.70
– Evolution AB (ST:EVOG): -4.66% (51.00 points) to 1,044.50
– SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb): -2.66% (6.30 points) to 230.70

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 421 to 344, with 71 remaining unchanged.

Commodities

• Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.82% ($1.28) to $71.47 a barrel.
• Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.79% ($1.33) to hit $75.71 a barrel.
• Gold Futures for December increased 0.02% ($0.45) to trade at $2,749.35 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/SEK was up 0.30% to 11.46.
• USD/SEK rose 0.45% to 10.60.

The US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.13% at 104.05.