Investing.com – Sweden equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Financials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 added 0.45%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Electrolux, AB ser. B (ST:ELUXb), which rose 1.90% or 5.0 points to trade at 268.4 at the close. Nokia Oyj (ST:NOKI) added 1.52% or 0.90 points to end at 60.20 and Swedbank AB ser A (ST:SWEDa) was up 1.51% or 3.0 points to 201.6 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Volvo, AB ser. B (ST:VOLVb), which lost 1.18% or 1.30 points to trade at 108.70 in late trade. Boliden AB (ST:BOL) declined 1.06% or 1.70 points to end at 158.30 and Securitas AB ser. B (ST:SECUb) shed 0.53% or 0.60 points to 113.60.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 239 to 187 and 5 ended unchanged on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.17% or 0.10 to $59.60 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.15% or 0.10 to hit $63.30 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1172.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/SEK was up 0.30% to 9.2660, while USD/SEK rose 0.76% to 8.3079.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.36% at 95.72.