Investing.com – Sweden stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials , Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 declined 1.01%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were Getinge AB ser. B (ST: GETIb ), which rose 1.59% or 3.00 points to trade at 188.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Evolution AB (ST: EVOG ) added 0.50% or 4.20 points to end at 842.80 and Svenska Handelsbanken AB A (ST: SHBa ) was up 0.17% or 0.20 points to 118.05 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sinch AB (ST: SINCH ), which fell 6.80% or 1.38 points to trade at 18.92 at the close. NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST: NIBEb ) declined 5.41% or 2.20 points to end at 38.50 and Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (ST: SBBb ) was down 3.67% or 0.18 points to 4.70.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 484 to 269 and 85 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sinch AB (ST: SINCH ) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.80% or 1.38 to 18.92. Shares in NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST: NIBEb ) fell to 3-years lows; down 5.41% or 2.20 to 38.50.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 3.30% or 2.44 to $76.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 3.29% or 2.53 to hit $79.45 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.15% or 31.06 to trade at $2,721.86 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was up 0.07% to 11.49, while USD/SEK rose 0.62% to 11.22.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 109.50.