Sweden Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, with gains in the Industrials, Basic Materials, and Technology sectors leading shares up.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 added 0.80%, reaching a new one-month high.

Best Performers

• Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:HEXAb): +7.85% (+7.50 points) to 103.30
• Sinch AB (ST:SINCH): +3.94% (+0.77 points) to 20.31
• H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:HMb): +3.06% (+4.90 points) to 163.40

Worst Performers

• AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN): -3.05% (-46.00 points) to 1,461.50
• Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb): -2.39% (-0.09 points) to 3.55
• Swedbank AB ser A (ST:SWEDa): -0.77% (-1.70 points) to 217.90

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 415 to 355, with 76 ending unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Crude Oil (January delivery): -0.90% (-0.63) to $69.31 a barrel.
• Brent Oil (February delivery): -0.79% (-0.58) to $73.04 a barrel.
• Gold (February Futures): +0.24% (+6.46) to $2,674.36 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• EUR/SEK: -0.52% to 11.50
• USD/SEK: -0.73% to 10.92

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 106.16.