Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Industrials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B (ST:ERICb), which rose 2.96% or 2.04 points to trade at 70.94 at the close. Meanwhile, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB A (ST:SEBa) added 2.69% or 4.20 points to end at 160.20 and Kinnevik, Investment AB ser. B (ST:KINVb) was up 1.80% or 1.60 points to 90.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb), which fell 3.38% or 0.22 points to trade at 6.32 at the close. Boliden AB (ST:BOL) declined 1.60% or 5.60 points to end at 345.20 and Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb) was down 1.39% or 1.20 points to 86.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 448 to 344 and 68 ended unchanged.
Shares in Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B (ST:ERICb) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.96% or 2.04 to 70.94. Shares in Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB A (ST:SEBa) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.69% or 4.20 to 160.20.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.14% or 0.92 to $79.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.04% or 0.88 to hit $83.97 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.49% or 36.10 to trade at $2,465.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.14% to 11.56, while USD/SEK rose 0.23% to 10.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 104.08.