Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 0.53% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN), which rose 1.85% or 12.9 points to trade at 711.2 at the close. Meanwhile, Boliden AB (ST:BOL) added 1.83% or 4.70 points to end at 261.55 and Atlas Copco AB Class A (ST:ATCOa) was up 1.57% or 3.9 points to 249.7 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:HEXAb), which fell 1.37% or 7.4 points to trade at 534.6 at the close. Electrolux, AB ser. B (ST:ELUXb) declined 0.86% or 1.8 points to end at 207.9 and Tele2 AB (ST:TEL2b) was down 0.69% or 0.80 points to 115.95.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 319 to 301 and 66 ended unchanged.
Shares in AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN) rose to all time highs; rising 1.85% or 12.9 to 711.2.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.04% or 0.03 to $66.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $72.22 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.01% or 0.10 to trade at $1221.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was down 0.02% to 10.3876, while USD/SEK rose 0.39% to 8.9845.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 95.23.