Sweden stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 up 1.23%

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 1.23%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Sinch AB (ST:SINCH), which rose 15.65% or 4.48 points to trade at 33.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb) added 2.88% or 2.80 points to end at 99.20 and Atlas Copco AB Series B (ST:ATCOb) was up 2.40% or 3.70 points to 155.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb), which fell 3.03% or 1.40 points to trade at 45.10 at the close. Kinnevik, Investment AB ser. B (ST:KINVb) declined 0.87% or 0.70 points to end at 73.70 and H&M Hennes&Mauritz AB B (ST:HMb) was down 0.60% or 1.00 points to 156.90.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 417 to 340 and 95 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kinnevik, Investment AB ser. B (ST:KINVb) fell to 5-year lows; losing 0.87% or 0.70 to 73.70.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.18% or 0.80 to $68.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.79% or 0.56 to hit $71.62 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 5.80 to trade at $2,530.40 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.31% to 11.44, while USD/SEK rose 0.69% to 10.36.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 101.52.