Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Stockholm, the fell 1.40% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were Sinch AB (ST:), which rose 0.73% or 0.23 points to trade at 31.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Evolution AB (ST:) fell 0.10% or 1.00 points to end at 1,005.00 and Tele2 AB (ST:) was down 0.27% or 0.30 points to 111.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SAAB AB ser. B (ST:), which fell 5.70% or 13.30 points to trade at 219.10 at the close. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:) declined 4.47% or 7.40 points to end at 158.30 and Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:) was down 3.88% or 4.00 points to 99.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 505 to 254 and 88 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.73% or 0.50 to $69.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.64% or 0.46 to hit $72.62 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.74% or 48.80 to trade at $2,752.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.14% to 11.60, while USD/SEK rose 0.11% to 10.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 104.00.
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