Investing.com – Sweden stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms , Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Stockholm, the OMX Stockholm 30 gained 0.19% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Stockholm 30 were SAAB AB ser. B (ST: SAABb ), which rose 2.25% or 10.10 points to trade at 459.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tele2 AB (ST: TEL2b ) added 1.39% or 1.95 points to end at 142.00 and Svenska Handelsbanken AB A (ST: SHBa ) was up 1.36% or 1.75 points to 130.55 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were NIBE Industrier AB ser. B (ST: NIBEb ), which fell 2.39% or 1.00 points to trade at 41.20 at the close. Kinnevik, Investment AB ser. B (ST: KINVb ) declined 1.96% or 1.60 points to end at 81.80 and H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B (ST: HMb ) was down 1.23% or 1.80 points to 144.10.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Stockholm Stock Exchange by 418 to 349 and 64 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.18% or 0.73 to $62.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.92% or 0.60 to hit $66.01 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.42% or 45.25 to trade at $3,232.55 a troy ounce.

EUR/SEK was down 0.05% to 10.88, while USD/SEK fell 0.72% to 9.69.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.67% at 100.27.