Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the gained 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the were SAAB AB ser. B (ST:), which rose 4.29% or 9.40 points to trade at 228.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Sinch AB (ST:) added 2.80% or 0.89 points to end at 32.65 and ABB Ltd (ST:) was up 2.27% or 13.60 points to 611.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AstraZeneca PLC (ST:), which fell 7.77% or 119.00 points to trade at 1,412.00 at the close. Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:) declined 2.23% or 0.10 points to end at 4.31 and NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:) was down 1.23% or 0.70 points to 54.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 458 to 301 and 82 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.53% or 1.09 to $72.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.35% or 1.01 to hit $76.09 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 5.55 to trade at $2,751.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.36% to 11.70, while USD/SEK fell 0.07% to 10.71.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 103.39.
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