Sweden Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, with losses in the Healthcare, Telecoms, and Financials sectors leading shares down.

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

Best Performers

• AB SKF B (ST:SKFb): +1.92% or 3.90 points to trade at 207.20
• Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb): +0.57% or 0.03 points to end at 5.83
• Sinch AB (ST:SINCH): +0.38% or 0.12 points to 31.45

Worst Performers

• Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:HEXAb): -3.99% or 4.30 points to trade at 103.60
• Telia Company AB (ST:TELIA): -3.98% or 1.29 points to end at 31.15
• AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN): -3.06% or 49.00 points to 1,551.50

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 499 to 271, with 82 ending unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Crude oil for December delivery rose 1.99% or 1.34 to $68.55 a barrel.
• Brent oil for January delivery rose 1.91% or 1.35 to $72.08 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures increased 0.60% or 16.70 to $2,797.80 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• EUR/SEK increased 0.66% to 11.58.
• USD/SEK rose 0.32% to 10.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 103.95.