Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Nokia Oyj (ST:NOKIA), which rose 3.00% or 1.27 points to trade at 43.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken A (ST:SEBa) added 1.74% or 1.30 points to end at 75.80 and Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA ser. B (ST:SCAb) was up 1.65% or 4.2 points to 258.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Volvo, AB ser. B (ST:VOLVb), which fell 1.49% or 1.39 points to trade at 91.91 at the close. Electrolux, AB ser. B (ST:ELUXb) declined 0.72% or 1.6 points to end at 220.4 and Boliden AB (ST:BOL) was down 0.71% or 1.00 points to 139.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 307 to 251 and 53 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.81% or 0.39 to $48.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.61% or 0.30 to hit $49.58 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.22% or 2.85 to trade at $1274.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.01% to 9.3425, while USD/SEK rose 0.35% to 8.2849.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 94.70.