Sweden stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 up 0.31%

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

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 added 0.31% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Electrolux AB Class B (ST:ELUXb), which rose 4.60% or 3.80 points to trade at 87.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Sinch AB (ST:SINCH) added 2.91% or 0.60 points to end at 21.20 and NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb) was up 2.84% or 1.30 points to 48.10 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Boliden AB (ST:BOL), which fell 3.28% or 11.10 points to trade at 327.30 at the close. Nordea Bank Abp (ST:NDASE) declined 2.04% or 2.60 points to end at 125.00 and Svenska Handelsbanken AB A (ST:SHBa) was down 1.31% or 1.55 points to 116.55.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 450 to 313 and 77 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.26% or 0.86 to $67.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.05% or 0.76 to hit $71.33 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 12.79 to trade at $2,661.19 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.64% to 11.56, while USD/SEK rose 0.91% to 10.95.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 106.00.