Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 added 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were SSAB AB ser. A (ST:SSABa), which rose 2.95% or 0.76 points to trade at 26.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Boliden AB (ST:BOL) added 1.88% or 3.50 points to end at 190.00 and Sandvik AB (ST:SAND) was up 1.82% or 1.65 points to 92.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA ser. B (ST:SCAb), which fell 0.70% or 1.8 points to trade at 254.1 at the close. Swedish Match AB (ST:SWMA) declined 0.65% or 2.0 points to end at 307.8 and Kinnevik, Investment AB ser. B (ST:KINVBs) was down 0.33% or 0.7 points to 214.6.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 367 to 220 and 61 ended unchanged.
Shares in Boliden AB (ST:BOL) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.88% or 3.50 to 190.00.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.92% or 1.22 to $43.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.48% or 1.10 to hit $45.37 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.20% or 2.75 to trade at $1341.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.16% to 9.5112, while USD/SEK rose 0.30% to 8.5849.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 96.36.