Finland stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 down 0.05%

Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare , Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.05% to hit a new 52-week low.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB ), which rose 1.46% or 0.06 points to trade at 4.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Mandatum Oyj (HE:MANTA ) added 0.93% or 0.04 points to end at 4.36 and TietoEVRY Corp (HE:TIETO ) was up 0.78% or 0.13 points to 16.76 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kemira Oyj (HE:KEMIRA ), which fell 2.00% or 0.39 points to trade at 19.11 at the close. KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV ) declined 0.89% or 0.42 points to end at 46.73 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV ) was down 0.79% or 0.34 points to 42.44.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Brent oil for March delivery was up 1.33% or 0.96 to $73.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.43% or 0.99 to hit $70.23 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 3.19 to trade at $2,631.39 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 108.03.

Source: Investing.com