Stocks in Stockholm closed lower on Tuesday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 finishing the session down 0.63%.
The market pullback was driven in part by declines in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors, which were among the larger detractors during the trading day.
On the index, the top performers included NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb), which gained 1.83% or 0.80 points to close at 43.30. EQT AB (ST:EQTAB) added 0.50% or 1.60 points to end at 321.70, while Alfa Laval AB (ST:ALFA) rose 0.32% or 1.80 points to 567.00 at the close.
Conversely, the weakest movers were SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb), down 3.19% or 18.80 points to 570.70, AB SKF B (ST:SKFb), which slipped 3.15% or 7.80 points to close at 239.80, and AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN), falling 2.81% or 52.00 points to 1,801.00.
Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 414 to 324, with 65 securities unchanged at the close.
Commodity markets showed notable moves during the session. Crude oil for June delivery rose 2.52% or 2.20 to $89.62 a barrel. Brent oil for June delivery increased 2.46% or 2.35 to $97.83 a barrel. By contrast, the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.39% or 67.01 to trade at $4,761.79 a troy ounce.
Foreign exchange rates versus the Swedish krona also moved: EUR/SEK was up 0.14% at 10.77, and USD/SEK rose 0.44% to 9.16. The US Dollar Index Futures were higher by 0.22% at 98.13.
The trading day closed with the OMX Stockholm 30 lower overall, reflecting a market where more listings declined than advanced and where commodity and currency shifts added to the intra-day backdrop.