Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 lost 0.86%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB A (ST:SEBa), which rose 0.39% or 0.38 points to trade at 97.62 at the close. Meanwhile, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:HMb) added 0.21% or 0.3 points to end at 122.3 and SSAB AB ser. A (ST:SSABa) was up 0.05% or 0.02 points to 40.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Swedish Match AB (ST:SWMA), which fell 4.10% or 20.2 points to trade at 471.9 at the close. Kinnevik, Investment AB ser. B (ST:KINVb) declined 3.58% or 10.7 points to end at 288.0 and Autoliv Inc . SDB (ST:ALIVsdb) was down 3.14% or 25.4 points to 782.6.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 439 to 189 and 55 ended unchanged.
Shares in Autoliv Inc. SDB (ST:ALIVsdb) fell to 3-years lows; losing 3.14% or 25.4 to 782.6.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.29% or 0.90 to $68.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.93% or 0.73 to hit $77.44 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.50 to trade at $1202.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.15% to 10.5402, while USD/SEK fell 0.23% to 9.0662.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 95.10.