Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Stockholm, the declined 0.93%.
The best performers of the session on the were Getinge AB ser. B (ST:), which rose 2.31% or 4.90 points to trade at 217.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Essity AB B (ST:) added 1.38% or 4.30 points to end at 315.70 and Telia Company AB (ST:) was up 0.80% or 0.26 points to 32.62 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:), which fell 6.32% or 0.42 points to trade at 6.21 at the close. Boliden AB (ST:) declined 5.59% or 17.40 points to end at 293.60 and Sinch AB (ST:) was down 3.50% or 1.04 points to 28.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 591 to 189 and 83 ended unchanged.
Shares in Essity AB B (ST:) rose to 3-years highs; up 1.38% or 4.30 to 315.70. Shares in Telia Company AB (ST:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 0.80% or 0.26 to 32.62.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 4.00% or 2.94 to $70.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 4.49% or 3.48 to hit $74.04 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 7.10 to trade at $2,520.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.32% to 11.38, while USD/SEK rose 0.58% to 10.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 101.74.
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