Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 added 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN), which rose 7.72% or 42.5 points to trade at 593.0 at the close. Meanwhile, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:HMb) added 2.44% or 5.2 points to end at 218.6 and Getinge AB ser. B (BS:GETIBs) was up 1.70% or 3.0 points to 179.9 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sandvik AB (ST:SAND), which fell 3.00% or 4.20 points to trade at 135.90 at the close. SSAB AB ser. A (ST:SSABa) declined 2.13% or 0.79 points to end at 36.32 and Alfa Laval AB (ST:ALFA) was down 1.84% or 3.3 points to 176.1.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 354 to 340 and 82 ended unchanged.
Shares in AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.72% or 42.5 to 593.0.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.27% or 0.13 to $47.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.08% or 0.04 to hit $50.73 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 4.71 to trade at $1228.91 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.20% to 9.6685, while USD/SEK fell 0.40% to 8.8488.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 99.11.