Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 rose 0.41% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Electrolux, AB ser. B (ST:ELUXb), which rose 2.44% or 5.2 points to trade at 218.1 at the close. Meanwhile, Sandvik AB (ST:SAND) added 2.15% or 2.05 points to end at 97.35 and Swedbank AB ser A (ST:SWEDa) was up 1.56% or 3.1 points to 202.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fingerprint Cards AB ser. B (ST:FINGb), which fell 3.94% or 3.95 points to trade at 96.25 at the close. Nokia Oyj (ST:NOKIA) declined 3.35% or 1.65 points to end at 47.59 and Telia Company AB (ST:TELIA) was down 1.07% or 0.41 points to 38.08.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 340 to 256 and 52 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sandvik AB (ST:SAND) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.15% or 2.05 to 97.35.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.04% or 0.52 to $50.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.20% or 0.62 to hit $52.48 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.76% or 9.60 to trade at $1259.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.01% to 9.6248, while USD/SEK rose 0.38% to 8.6217.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.43% at 96.54.