Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Stockholm, the declined 0.60%.
The best performers of the session on the were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:), which rose 4.94% or 0.28 points to trade at 6.06 at the close. Meanwhile, Sinch AB (ST:) added 4.03% or 0.96 points to end at 24.76 and Electrolux AB Class B (ST:) was up 1.02% or 0.90 points to 86.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Svenska Cellulosa SCA AB B (ST:), which fell 2.14% or 3.30 points to trade at 151.00 at the close. Nordea Bank Abp (ST:) declined 2.01% or 2.60 points to end at 126.50 and SAAB AB ser. B (ST:) was down 1.94% or 5.00 points to 252.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 381 to 372 and 94 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.29% or 0.24 to $84.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.15% or 0.13 to hit $87.56 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.04% or 24.75 to trade at $2,394.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.08% to 11.35, while USD/SEK fell 0.18% to 10.48.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 104.63.
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