Sweden Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods, and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 lost 0.19% to hit a new 3-month low.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were:
– Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb): rose 5.61% or 0.23 points to trade at 4.33.
– SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb): added 3.89% or 8.80 points to end at 235.20.
– Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb): was up 2.53% or 4.40 points to 178.50 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Evolution AB (ST:EVOG): fell 10.14% or 92.80 points to trade at 822.40.
– H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:HMb): declined 1.26% or 1.90 points to end at 149.00.
– Atlas Copco AB Class A (ST:ATCOa): down 0.82% or 1.40 points to 168.70.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

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

Commodities Overview

• Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.09% or 0.06 to $70.10 a barrel.
• Brent oil for March delivery rose 1.24% or 0.90 to hit $73.22 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures contract remained unchanged at $2,633.50 a troy ounce.

Currency Updates

• EUR/SEK was up 0.25% to 11.54.
• USD/SEK rose 0.10% to 11.08.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 108.00.