Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the rose 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the were Getinge AB ser. B (ST:), which rose 10.68% or 20.00 points to trade at 207.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Telia Company AB (ST:) added 6.99% or 2.00 points to end at 30.63 and Volvo, AB ser. B (ST:) was up 5.90% or 16.00 points to 287.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Atlas Copco AB Class A (ST:), which fell 5.24% or 10.20 points to trade at 184.30 at the close. ABB Ltd (ST:) declined 5.18% or 31.60 points to end at 578.00 and Atlas Copco AB Series B (ST:) was down 4.82% or 8.10 points to 159.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 386 to 384 and 83 ended unchanged.
Shares in Telia Company AB (ST:) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.99% or 2.00 to 30.63.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.26% or 0.21 to $81.65 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.26% or 0.22 to hit $85.30 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 2.50 to trade at $2,462.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.15% to 11.54, while USD/SEK rose 0.38% to 10.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 103.73.
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