Sweden stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.19%

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 lost 0.19% to hit a new 3-months low.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:SBBb), which rose 5.61% or 0.23 points to trade at 4.33 at the close. Meanwhile, SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb) added 3.89% or 8.80 points to end at 235.20 and Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIb) was up 2.53% or 4.40 points to 178.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Evolution AB (ST:EVOG), which fell 10.14% or 92.80 points to trade at 822.40 at the close. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:HMb) declined 1.26% or 1.90 points to end at 149.00 and Atlas Copco AB Class A (ST:ATCOa) was down 0.82% or 1.40 points to 168.70.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Shares in Evolution AB (ST:EVOG) fell to 52-week lows; down 10.14% or 92.80 to 822.40.

Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.09% or 0.06 to $70.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.24% or 0.90 to hit $73.22 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $2,633.50 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.25% to 11.54, while USD/SEK rose 0.10% to 11.08.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 108.00.