Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 0.50% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Swedish Match AB (ST:SWMA), which rose 2.23% or 7.4 points to trade at 338.6 at the close. Meanwhile, Electrolux, AB ser. B (ST:ELUXb) added 1.96% or 5.1 points to end at 265.7 and Nordea Bank AB (ST:NDA) was up 1.39% or 1.40 points to 102.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boliden AB (ST:BOL), which fell 1.66% or 4.80 points to trade at 284.80 at the close. SSAB AB ser. A (ST:SSABa) declined 1.00% or 0.49 points to end at 48.45 and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB A (ST:SEBa) was down 0.98% or 1.00 points to 101.35.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 331 to 282 and 48 ended unchanged.
Shares in Swedish Match AB (ST:SWMA) rose to all time highs; up 2.23% or 7.4 to 338.6.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.37% or 0.87 to $64.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.20% or 0.83 to hit $69.86 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 5.00 to trade at $1336.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.27% to 9.8583, while USD/SEK rose 0.07% to 8.0273.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 90.03.