Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Sandvik AB (ST:SAND), which rose 2.12% or 2.90 points to trade at 139.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Electrolux, AB ser. B (ST:ELUXb) added 1.30% or 3.6 points to end at 279.8 and Swedish Match AB (ST:SWMA) was up 1.19% or 3.5 points to 297.3 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boliden AB (ST:BOL), which fell 0.66% or 1.60 points to trade at 240.60 at the close. Investor AB ser. B (ST:INVEb) declined 0.53% or 2.2 points to end at 411.7 and Swedbank AB ser A (ST:SWEDa) was down 0.46% or 1.0 points to 216.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 347 to 344 and 92 ended unchanged.
Shares in Electrolux, AB ser. B (ST:ELUXb) rose to all time highs; rising 1.30% or 3.6 to 279.8.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.04% or 0.02 to $48.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $51.82 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.56% or 6.86 to trade at $1236.86 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.49% to 9.7404, while USD/SEK fell 0.39% to 8.7975.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.66% at 98.16.