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 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the were Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B (ST:), which rose 2.96% or 2.04 points to trade at 70.94 at the close. Meanwhile, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB A (ST:) added 2.69% or 4.20 points to end at 160.20 and Kinnevik, Investment AB ser. B (ST:) was up 1.80% or 1.60 points to 90.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:), which fell 3.38% or 0.22 points to trade at 6.32 at the close. Boliden AB (ST:) declined 1.60% or 5.60 points to end at 345.20 and Electrolux AB Class B (ST:) was down 1.39% or 1.20 points to 86.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 448 to 344 and 68 ended unchanged.
Shares in Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B (ST:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.96% or 2.04 to 70.94. Shares in Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB A (ST:) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.69% or 4.20 to 160.20.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.14% or 0.92 to $79.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.04% or 0.88 to hit $83.97 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.49% or 36.10 to trade at $2,465.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.14% to 11.56, while USD/SEK rose 0.23% to 10.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 104.08.
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