Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 declined 0.56% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Fingerprint Cards AB ser. B (ST:FINGb), which rose 4.50% or 1.60 points to trade at 37.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Alfa Laval AB (ST:ALFA) added 2.75% or 4.6 points to end at 172.0 and Boliden AB (ST:BOL) was up 1.96% or 5.30 points to 275.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Skanska AB ser. B (ST:SKAb), which fell 4.47% or 9.40 points to trade at 200.90 at the close. Volvo, AB ser. B (ST:VOLVb) declined 3.01% or 3.85 points to end at 124.25 and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B (ST:ERICb) was down 2.57% or 1.52 points to 57.58.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 352 to 326 and 82 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alfa Laval AB (ST:ALFA) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.75% or 4.6 to 172.0.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.47% or 0.24 to $51.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.55% or 0.30 to hit $54.47 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.68% or 8.55 to trade at $1249.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was down 0.45% to 9.5713, while USD/SEK fell 0.29% to 8.9813.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 100.54.