Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the gained 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:), which rose 3.08% or 0.24 points to trade at 8.13 at the close. Meanwhile, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:) added 2.37% or 4.30 points to end at 184.00 and Electrolux AB Class B (ST:) was up 1.85% or 1.80 points to 97.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AstraZeneca PLC (ST:), which fell 1.53% or 24.50 points to trade at 1,576.50 at the close. Nordea Bank Abp (ST:) declined 1.39% or 1.70 points to end at 120.40 and Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:) was down 1.18% or 1.20 points to 100.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 428 to 353 and 70 ended unchanged.
Shares in Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.08% or 0.24 to 8.13.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.54% or 1.09 to $69.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.28% or 0.94 to hit $72.75 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 8.75 to trade at $2,654.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.11% to 11.35, while USD/SEK rose 0.46% to 10.20.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 100.57.
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