Sweden Stock Market Overview

Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as the Industrials, Consumer Goods, and Basic Materials sectors led shares downwards.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 fell 0.19%, hitting a new three-month low.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were:
– Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb): rose 5.75% (0.24 points) to trade at 4.33.
– SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb): added 3.91% (8.90 points) to end at 235.20.
– Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb): up 2.56% (4.50 points) to 178.50.

Worst Performers

The worst performers included:
– Evolution AB (ST:EVOG): fell 10.14% (92.80 points) to 822.40.
– H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:HMb): declined 1.26% (1.90 points) to 149.00.
– Atlas Copco AB Class A (ST:ATCOa): down 0.85% (1.50 points) to 168.70.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 407 to 375, with 65 unchanged.

Shares in Evolution AB (ST:EVOG) fell to 52-week lows, down 10.14% (92.80 points) to 822.40.

Commodities Overview

• Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.09% (0.76) to $68.70 a barrel.
• Brent oil for March delivery fell 1.07% (0.78) to $71.78 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures contract fell 0.52% (13.79) to $2,631.31 a troy ounce.

Currency Overview

• EUR/SEK was up 0.07% to 11.49.
• USD/SEK rose 0.20% to 11.03.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 107.78.