Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the rose 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the were Svenska Handelsbanken AB A (ST:), which rose 7.96% or 8.25 points to trade at 111.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Swedbank AB ser A (ST:) added 4.96% or 10.30 points to end at 218.00 and Tele2 AB (ST:) was up 1.98% or 2.15 points to 110.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:), which fell 2.99% or 0.18 points to trade at 5.84 at the close. Boliden AB (ST:) declined 2.32% or 7.90 points to end at 333.10 and ASSA ABLOY AB ser. B (ST:) was down 1.25% or 4.20 points to 332.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 454 to 312 and 74 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.73% or 1.24 to $70.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.70% or 1.29 to hit $74.75 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.97% or 26.70 to trade at $2,733.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.43% to 11.42, while USD/SEK rose 0.64% to 10.60.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 104.32.
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