Investing.com – Swedish shares were lower after Wednesday’s close as losses in the , and sectors dragged shares lower.
At the close in Stockholm, the index lost 0.19%, hitting a new three-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST:), which rose 5.61% or 0.23 points to trade at 4.33 at the close. Meanwhile, SAAB AB ser. B (ST:) added 3.89% or 8.80 points to end at 235.20 and Getinge AB ser. B (ST:) rose 2.53% or 4.40 points to 178.50 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Evolution AB (ST:), which fell 10.14% or 92.80 points to trade at 822.40 at the close. H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST:) fell 1.26% or 1.90 points to end at 149.00, while Atlas Copco AB Class A (ST:) fell 0.82% or 1.40 points to 168.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered rising stocks 0 to 0 on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Shares in Evolution AB (ST:) fell to a 52-week low; a drop of 10.14% or 92.80 to 822.40.
Crude oil for February fell 0.09%, or 0.06, to $70.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for March delivery rose 1.24% or 0.90 to $73.22 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to be traded at $2,633.50 per troy ounce.
EUR/SEK rose 0.25% to 11.54, while USD/SEK rose 0.10% to 11.08.
US Dollar Index Futures were trading 0.18% higher at 108.00.