Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Stockholm, the fell 0.48% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were Evolution Gaming Group AB (ST:), which rose 1.50% or 16.00 points to trade at 1,084.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Telia Company AB (ST:) added 0.82% or 0.22 points to end at 27.05 and Essity AB B (ST:) was up 0.62% or 1.70 points to 276.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kinnevik, Investment AB ser. B (ST:), which fell 6.04% or 5.70 points to trade at 88.70 at the close. Sinch AB (ST:) declined 5.57% or 1.30 points to end at 22.06 and Electrolux AB Class B (ST:) was down 4.23% or 4.00 points to 90.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 476 to 279 and 77 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kinnevik, Investment AB ser. B (ST:) fell to 3-years lows; falling 6.04% or 5.70 to 88.70.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.04% or 0.03 to $80.68 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $85.30 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 1.75 to trade at $2,345.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was unchanged 0.02% to 11.20, while USD/SEK fell 0.11% to 10.42.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 104.82.
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