Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in Telecoms, Financials, and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 added 0.53%.
Top performers: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B (ERICb) rose 2.58% to 123.30. Boliden AB (BOL) gained 1.88% to 532.00. Swedbank AB ser A (SWEDa) added 1.64% to 341.60.
Worst performers: Hexagon AB ser. B (HEXAb) fell 8.04% to 82.80. Evolution AB (EVOG) declined 2.46% to 697.00. Tele2 AB (TEL2b) was down 0.72% to 184.95.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 374 to 355, with 76 unchanged.
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B shares hit 5-year highs. Hexagon AB ser. B shares fell to 5-year lows.
Crude oil for July delivery rose 2.31% to $100.53 a barrel. Brent oil increased 1.77% to $106.88. Gold futures fell 0.91% to $4,516.40 per troy ounce.
EUR/SEK rose 0.20% to 10.87. USD/SEK gained 0.52% to 9.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 99.36.
