Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 fell 0.34% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb), which rose 2.33% or 0.14 points to trade at 6.09 at the close. Meanwhile, Investor AB ser. B (ST:INVEb) added 1.52% or 4.20 points to end at 277.20 and Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:HEXAb) was up 1.03% or 1.00 points to 100.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Evolution AB (ST:EVOG), which fell 2.23% or 22.00 points to trade at 966.40 at the close. Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb) declined 1.78% or 1.50 points to end at 83.80 and Swedbank AB ser A (ST:SWEDa) was down 1.75% or 3.60 points to 202.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 515 to 282 and 56 ended unchanged.
Shares in Evolution AB (ST:EVOG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.23% or 22.00 to 966.40. Shares in Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb) fell to 5-year lows; falling 1.78% or 1.50 to 83.80.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.95% or 0.69 to $73.63 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.79% or 0.60 to hit $76.90 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.65% or 15.80 to trade at $2,428.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was down 0.41% to 11.50, while USD/SEK fell 0.17% to 10.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 102.81.