Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 added 0.51% to hit a new 3-years high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb), which rose 4.80% or 6.0 points to trade at 129.9 at the close. Meanwhile, Volvo, AB ser. B (ST:VOLVb) added 2.88% or 4.25 points to end at 152.00 and Sandvik AB (ST:SAND) was up 2.52% or 4.40 points to 178.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alfa Laval AB (ST:ALFA), which fell 2.89% or 6.7 points to trade at 224.8 at the close. Telia Company AB (ST:TELIA) declined 1.34% or 0.55 points to end at 40.63 and Nordea Bank Abp (ST:NDASE) was down 1.27% or 0.99 points to 77.25.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 345 to 294 and 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.80% or 6.0 to 129.9. Shares in Sandvik AB (ST:SAND) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.52% or 4.40 to 178.95.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.39% or 0.26 to $66.04 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.25% or 0.19 to hit $74.70 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 5.25 to trade at $1278.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.23% to 10.5200, while USD/SEK rose 0.80% to 9.4249.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 97.697.