Swedish equities closed slightly higher on Thursday as sector leadership concentrated in Oil & Gas, Industrials and Technology pushed the benchmark up. At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 was up 0.13%.
The session's largest winners on the OMX Stockholm 30 were ABB Ltd (ST:ABB), which climbed 8.37% or 59.00 points to finish at 764.20; Boliden AB (ST:BOL), which added 2.99% or 19.00 points to close at 654.00; and Sandvik AB (ST:SAND), which gained 2.22% or 7.70 points to end the session at 354.10.
By contrast, several financial and telecom names lagged. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB A (ST:SEBa) fell 6.76% or 13.70 points to close at 189.00, making it the session's weakest performer. Nordea Bank Abp (ST:NDASE) dropped 3.41% or 6.05 points to 171.20, and Telia Company AB (ST:TELIA) declined 1.89% or 0.77 points to finish at 39.98.
Market breadth was tilted toward declines: 484 stocks fell versus 274 that rose on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, while 62 issues finished unchanged.
Notably, shares in ABB Ltd rose to all-time highs on the day, advancing 8.37% to 764.20. Boliden AB and Sandvik AB also reached all-time highs, with Boliden up 2.99% to 654.00 and Sandvik up 2.22% to 354.10.
Commodity markets moved decisively during the session. Crude oil for March delivery increased 3.29% or 2.08 to trade at $65.29 a barrel. Brent oil for April delivery rose 2.91% or 1.96, reaching $69.33 a barrel. Meanwhile, the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.67% or 35.71 to trade at $5,304.49 a troy ounce.
Foreign exchange rates showed small shifts. EUR/SEK was unchanged at 10.55, while USD/SEK inched up 0.06% to 8.84. The US Dollar Index Futures declined 0.10% to 96.18.
The close left the market with a modest net gain for the main index but with uneven participation across sectors. While industrial and resource-related names moved higher and some reached record levels, several large banking and telecom stocks recorded substantial declines. Commodity and currency moves added further context to the session's price action.