Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Industrials, Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 added 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN), which rose 1.66% or 26.50 points to trade at 1,622.50 at the close. Meanwhile, SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb) added 1.18% or 2.50 points to end at 214.20 and ABB Ltd (ST:ABB) was up 1.13% or 6.80 points to 609.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb), which fell 3.09% or 0.22 points to trade at 7.00 at the close. Evolution AB (ST:EVOG) declined 2.59% or 25.20 points to end at 946.80 and Tele2 AB (ST:TEL2b) was down 2.42% or 2.75 points to 110.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 432 to 342 and 76 ended unchanged.
Shares in Evolution AB (ST:EVOG) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.59% or 25.20 to 946.80.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.37% or 1.79 to $73.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 2.23% or 1.76 to hit $77.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.49% or 13.05 to trade at $2,663.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.34% to 11.37, while USD/SEK rose 0.62% to 10.42.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 103.01.