Finland stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 down 0.46%

Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials , Industrials and Technology sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.46%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE ), which rose 0.84% or 0.12 points to trade at 13.89 at the close. Meanwhile, Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO ) added 0.52% or 0.21 points to end at 40.24 and Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI ) was up 0.23% or 0.03 points to 10.81 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kojamo (HE:KOJAMO ), which fell 2.73% or 0.26 points to trade at 9.28 at the close. Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV ) declined 2.71% or 0.27 points to end at 9.55 and Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V ) was down 2.18% or 0.40 points to 17.73.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 113 to 54 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.71% or 0.27 to 9.55.

Brent oil for January delivery was up 2.79% or 1.98 to $73.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.90% or 1.94 to hit $68.86 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.78% or 45.80 to trade at $2,615.90 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.44% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.24% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 106.26.

Source: Investing.com