Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Stockholm, the fell 2.23% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the were Essity AB B (ST:), which rose 0.27% or 0.80 points to trade at 295.60 at the close. Meanwhile, SAAB AB ser. B (ST:) fell 0.07% or 0.20 points to end at 225.00 and Telia Company AB (ST:) was down 0.39% or 0.12 points to 30.26 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kinnevik, Investment AB ser. B (ST:), which fell 5.61% or 4.30 points to trade at 72.50 at the close. ABB Ltd (ST:) declined 5.29% or 33.40 points to end at 598.20 and Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:) was down 5.05% or 0.22 points to 4.08.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 561 to 209 and 72 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.73% or 1.22 to $69.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.84% or 0.62 to hit $72.77 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.71% or 45.49 to trade at $2,607.81 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was down 0.75% to 11.43, while USD/SEK fell 0.90% to 11.03.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 108.08.
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