Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the gained 0.71%.
The best performers of the session on the were AstraZeneca PLC (ST:), which rose 3.43% or 48.50 points to trade at 1,462.00 at the close. Meanwhile, AB SKF B (ST:) added 2.67% or 5.40 points to end at 207.80 and NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:) was up 1.87% or 0.80 points to 45.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SAAB AB ser. B (ST:), which fell 1.41% or 3.50 points to trade at 244.50 at the close. Nordea Bank Abp (ST:) declined 0.93% or 1.15 points to end at 122.30 and Swedbank AB ser A (ST:) was down 0.88% or 1.90 points to 212.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 501 to 272 and 68 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.20% or 0.84 to $70.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.96% or 0.71 to hit $74.94 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.21% or 32.30 to trade at $2,707.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was down 0.62% to 11.51, while USD/SEK rose 0.08% to 11.07.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.63% at 107.61.
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