Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower. At the close in Stockholm, the lost 0.81%.

EUR/SEK was up 0.34% to 9.5696, while USD/SEK rose 1.13% to 8.5785.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.76% at 96.00.
The best performers of the session on the were AstraZeneca PLC (ST:), which rose 2.12% or 12.0 points to trade at 579.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Skanska AB ser. B (ST:) added 1.57% or 3.00 points to end at 194.00 and Telia Company AB (ST:) was up 0.56% or 0.21 points to 37.41 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Fingerprint Cards AB ser. B (ST:), which fell 5.55% or 5.85 points to trade at 99.55 at the close. SSAB AB ser. A (ST:) declined 2.81% or 0.68 points to end at 23.54 and Sandvik AB (ST:) was down 1.91% or 1.75 points to 90.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 332 to 264 and 50 ended unchanged. Shares in Skanska AB ser. B (ST:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.57% or 3.00 to 194.00.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.96% or 0.86 to $43.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.48% or 0.69 to hit $45.90 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.57% or 7.45 to trade at $1310.55 a troy ounce.

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