Sweden stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.89%

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Healthcare and Oil&Gas sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 lost 0.89%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Swedbank AB ser A (ST:SWEDa), which rose 2.08% or 4.50 points to trade at 221.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb) added 1.84% or 0.12 points to end at 6.35 and Telia Company AB (ST:TELIA) was up 1.77% or 0.58 points to 33.34 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN), which fell 3.35% or 59.00 points to trade at 1,700.00 at the close. Atlas Copco AB Series B (ST:ATCOb) declined 2.49% or 4.00 points to end at 154.70 and Investor AB ser. B (ST:INVEb) was down 2.48% or 7.50 points to 293.30.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 423 to 338 and 85 ended unchanged.

Shares in Telia Company AB (ST:TELIA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.77% or 0.58 to 33.34.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.12% or 0.08 to $69.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.12% or 0.09 to hit $72.79 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 12.25 to trade at $2,538.25 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was down 0.05% to 11.38, while USD/SEK fell 0.21% to 10.25.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 101.10.