Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 fell 0.85% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Swedish Match AB (ST:SWMA), which rose 0.77% or 2.2 points to trade at 289.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tele2 AB (ST:TEL2b) added 0.61% or 0.50 points to end at 82.30 and Getinge AB ser. B (ST:GETIBs) was up 0.28% or 0.6 points to 211.2 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SSAB AB ser. A (ST:SSABa), which fell 3.62% or 0.91 points to trade at 24.25 at the close. Skanska AB ser. B (ST:SKAb) declined 2.25% or 3.70 points to end at 160.90 and SKF, AB ser. B (ST:SKFb) was down 2.01% or 2.8 points to 136.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 421 to 145 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in SSAB AB ser. A (ST:SSABa) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.62% or 0.91 to 24.25. Shares in SKF, AB ser. B (ST:SKFb) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.01% or 2.8 to 136.5.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.68% or 0.60 to $36.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.23% or 0.09 to hit $38.41 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.79% or 8.50 to trade at $1067.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.08% to 9.3473, while USD/SEK fell 0.26% to 8.4733.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.18% at 97.43.