Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 lost 0.96% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Essity AB B (ST:ESSITYb), which rose 0.92% or 2.00 points to trade at 219.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Swedish Match AB (ST:SWMA) added 0.33% or 1.4 points to end at 431.2 and Svenska Handelsbanken AB A (ST:SHBa) was up 0.29% or 0.28 points to 97.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SSAB AB ser. A (ST:SSABa), which fell 4.95% or 2.20 points to trade at 42.26 at the close. Fingerprint Cards AB ser. B (ST:FINGb) declined 4.41% or 0.32 points to end at 6.90 and Electrolux, AB ser. B (ST:ELUXb) was down 3.89% or 8.1 points to 199.9.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 417 to 207 and 60 ended unchanged.
Shares in Swedish Match AB (ST:SWMA) rose to all time highs; rising 0.33% or 1.4 to 431.2. Shares in Electrolux, AB ser. B (ST:ELUXb) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.89% or 8.1 to 199.9.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.13% or 0.09 to $68.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.34% or 1.01 to hit $74.31 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 2.40 to trade at $1268.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.56% to 10.3795, while USD/SEK rose 0.25% to 8.8745.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 94.02.