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 2.38%.
The best performers of the session on the were AstraZeneca PLC (ST:), which rose 0.88% or 15.00 points to trade at 1,711.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B (ST:) added 0.08% or 0.06 points to end at 73.32 and Telia Company AB (ST:) was down 0.10% or 0.03 points to 31.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sinch AB (ST:), which fell 5.08% or 1.47 points to trade at 27.49 at the close. Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:) declined 5.06% or 0.34 points to end at 6.45 and Atlas Copco AB Series B (ST:) was down 4.33% or 7.30 points to 160.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 569 to 197 and 76 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.83% or 0.65 to $77.26 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.61% or 0.49 to hit $80.35 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.66% or 16.40 to trade at $2,489.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was down 0.10% to 11.55, while USD/SEK rose 0.21% to 10.70.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 104.13.
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