The decline in Stockholm was broad. Among the heavyweights, Telia was at the bottom, down 3.9 percent. Other telecom stocks also fell. Live casino company Evolution was also near the bottom, down 3.8 percent.
Only a handful of companies moved against the grain on the OMXS30 list. Automation group ABB was at the top, up 1.5 percent, followed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, lock company Assa Abloy and measurement technology company Hexagon.
A barrel of North Sea oil closed at just over $104, after trading at around $102 during parts of the day.
