Stock markets in Sweden ended the trading day in negative territory on Wednesday as losses across Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Industrials pressured the benchmark index.
At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 index was down 0.38%.
The session's strongest performers on the OMX Stockholm 30 included Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB A (ST:SEBa), which climbed 3.97% - adding 8.10 points to finish at 211.90. Evolution AB (ST:EVOG) rose 1.91%, up 13.20 points to 703.00, while AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN) advanced 1.68%, an increase of 27.00 points to end at 1,629.50.
On the downside, Svenska Handelsbanken AB A (ST:SHBa) recorded the largest drop among the index constituents, falling 3.55% or 5.10 points to close at 138.75. ABB Ltd (ST:ABB) declined 2.67%, down 27.10 points to 988.40, and Boliden AB (ST:BOL) finished 2.52% lower, losing 13.40 points to trade at 518.20.
Advancing issues narrowly outnumbered decliners on the Stockholm exchange, with 360 stocks rising versus 349 that fell; 76 shares were unchanged at the close.
Notably, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB A (ST:SEBa) moved to an all-time high in the session, gaining 3.97% - an 8.10 point increase to 211.90.
Commodities saw modest losses in the session. Crude oil for August delivery fell 0.53%, a decline of $0.42, to settle at $78.92 a barrel. Brent oil for September delivery slipped 0.60%, down $0.51, to $84.22 a barrel. In precious metals, the August Gold Futures contract dropped 0.39%, a fall of $15.73, to trade at $4,053.97 a troy ounce.
Foreign exchange moves accompanied the market action. EUR/SEK was down 0.14% at 11.02, while USD/SEK fell 0.29% to 9.63. Separately, the U.S. Dollar Index Futures was reported down 0.19% at 100.52.
Wednesday's trading illustrated a mixed picture beneath the headline index move: a handful of large-cap gainers outperformed while several major industrial and financial names led declines, and commodity and currency shifts added to the broader market backdrop.