Shares in Sweden ended the trading day lower on Friday, with the benchmark OMX Stockholm 30 slipping 1.52% to close at a new one-month low.
Sector pressure came primarily from Oil & Gas, Financials and Basic Materials, which collectively weighed on the index and contributed to the session's losses.
Index movers
Among constituents of the OMX Stockholm 30, NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST:NIBEb) stood out as the top performer, gaining 6.39% - a rise of 2.10 points to finish at 35.00. By contrast, ASSA ABLOY AB ser. B (ST:ASSAb) slipped 0.28%, down 0.90 points to close at 321.00, and Addtech (ST:ADDTb) was lower by 0.54% or 1.60 points, ending the session at 295.20.
The session's sharpest declines were led by SAAB AB ser. B (ST:SAABb), which fell 4.52% or 30.40 points to 642.30 at the close. Boliden AB (ST:BOL) retreated 3.36%, a drop of 18.80 points to 540.00, while EQT AB (ST:EQTAB) decreased 2.32% or 6.40 points to 269.80.
Breadth
Decliners outpaced advancers on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, with 505 stocks down versus 216 that rose. An additional 69 issues finished unchanged.
Commodities and currencies
Commodities trading saw crude oil for May delivery rise 2.07%, gaining 1.98 to trade at $97.53 per barrel. Brent oil for May delivery increased 1.07% or 1.16 to $109.81 a barrel. In precious metals, the April Gold Futures contract slipped 0.40%, down 18.21 to $4,587.49 a troy ounce.
Currency moves included EUR/SEK rising 0.48% to 10.81 and USD/SEK increasing 0.73% to 9.35. The US Dollar Index Futures strengthened 0.32% to 99.37.
Overall, the close reflected broad weakness across several major sectors and a skewed market breadth, while commodities and FX markets showed notable intraday moves.