Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 1.15%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb), which rose 5.12% or 4.50 points to trade at 93.10 at the close. Meanwhile, AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN) added 2.94% or 51.00 points to end at 1,784.50 and Sinch AB (ST:SINCH) was up 2.54% or 0.66 points to 26.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb), which fell 2.09% or 0.13 points to trade at 6.18 at the close. Tele2 AB (ST:TEL2b) declined 1.21% or 1.35 points to end at 110.25 and Telia Company AB (ST:TELIA) was down 0.77% or 0.24 points to 31.09.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 462 to 294 and 79 ended unchanged.
Shares in AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.94% or 51.00 to 1,784.50.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.73% or 1.33 to $78.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.79% or 1.43 to hit $81.19 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.64% or 15.75 to trade at $2,495.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.22% to 11.55, while USD/SEK rose 0.45% to 10.51.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 102.72.