Sweden Stock Market Updates

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 0.81% to reach a new 1-month high.

Best Performers

• NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb): +6.68% (3.40 points) to 54.30
• SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb): +4.28% (9.00 points) to 219.40
• Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:HEXAb): +2.67% (2.70 points) to 104.00

Worst Performers

• Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb): -4.86% (11.20 points) to 219.30
• Nordea Bank Abp (ST:NDASE): -1.90% (2.30 points) to 118.50
• Swedbank AB ser A (ST:SWEDa): -1.51% (3.30 points) to 214.70

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 451 to 310, with 92 ending unchanged.

Commodity Prices

• Crude oil for November delivery fell 2.22% to $69.97 a barrel.
• Brent oil for delivery in December decreased 1.75% to $73.17 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures rose 0.13% to $2,680.40 a troy ounce.

Currency Updates

• EUR/SEK rose 0.51% to 11.34
• USD/SEK increased 0.81% to 10.18
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 100.52.