Sweden stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.19% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Stockholm, the lost 0.19% to hit a new 3-months 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:) was up 2.53% or 4.40 points to 178.50 in late trade.

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:) declined 1.26% or 1.90 points to end at 149.00 and Atlas Copco AB Class A (ST:) was down 0.82% or 1.40 points to 168.70.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Shares in Evolution AB (ST:) fell to 52-week lows; down 10.14% or 92.80 to 822.40.

Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.09% or 0.06 to $70.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.24% or 0.90 to hit $73.22 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $2,633.50 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.25% to 11.54, while USD/SEK rose 0.10% to 11.08.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 108.00.