Investing.com – Swedish shares were higher after Wednesday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm the price rose by 1.55%.
The best performers of the session on the were Sinch AB (ST:), which rose 4.39% or 1.00 points to trade at 23.78 at the close. Meanwhile, Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:) added 3.87% or 0.21 points to finish at 5.71 and Hexagon AB ser. B (ST:) rose 3.47% or 4.10 points to 120.60 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Autoliv Inc . SDB (ST:), which fell 1.81% or 21.80 points to trade at 1,180.80 at the close. Essity AB B (ST:) fell 1.60% or 4.50 points to end at 275.90 and Evolution Gaming Group AB (ST:) fell 0.76% or 8.50 points to 1,105.50.
Rising shares outpaced falling shares on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 476 to 301 and 74 ended unchanged.
July crude oil deliveries rose 0.49%, or 0.38, to $78.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for August delivery rose 0.50% or 0.41 to $82.33 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.07% or 24.90 to $2,351.50 per troy ounce.
EUR/SEK fell 0.70% to 11.18, while USD/SEK fell 1.65% to 10.30.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 1.23% to 103.90.
