Sweden Stock Market Update

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 added 1.24%.

Best Performers

• SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb): +4.93% (+11.10 points) to trade at 235.40.
• Volvo, AB ser. B (ST:VOLVb): +4.78% (+13.30 points) to end at 291.70.
• AB SKF B (ST:SKFb): +4.75% (+9.80 points) to 216.00 in late trade.

Worst Performers

• Sinch AB (ST:SINCH): -8.31% (-1.98 points) to trade at 21.86.
• NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb): -2.12% (-1.10 points) to end at 49.80.
• AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN): -1.58% (-22.00 points) to 1,372.00.

Overall, rising stocks outnumbered declining stocks on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 451 to 307, with 87 unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Crude oil for December delivery: +0.54% (+$0.39) to $72.08 a barrel.
• Brent oil for January: +0.61% (+$0.46) to $75.38 a barrel.
• Gold futures for December: +1.02% (+$27.40) to $2,703.70 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/SEK: down 0.53% to 11.57.
• USD/SEK: down 1.12% to 10.72.

The US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.61% at 104.35.