Among the most traded stocks on the OMXS30, technology trading company Addtech fell the most, dropping 7.6 percent. Engineering companies SKF and Sandvik lost 4.4 and 3.7 percent, respectively.
Only seven of the 30 largest stocks rose.
Telecom operators Telia and Tele2 were at the top, up 2.5 and 2 percent, respectively.
Construction and property company NCC is selling one of its business areas for SEK 8.2 billion (about $780 million). Its share rose 7.1 percent.
Preliminary Swedish inflation figures for September showed that CPIF inflation nearly doubled from August. The figure of 1.5 percent was in line with forecasts.
Rising market interest rates in the US are pushing stock markets around the world lower. Markets fell across Asia, and by the close, stocks had also fallen in Stockholm, Frankfurt, London, Paris and New York.
