Finland stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 down 0.37%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.37%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Kojamo (HE:KOJAMO ), which rose 3.71% or 0.36 points to trade at 9.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI ) added 1.66% or 0.18 points to end at 10.69 and Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA ) was up 1.39% or 0.64 points to 46.72 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Valmet Oyj (HE:VALMT ), which fell 2.73% or 0.67 points to trade at 23.91 at the close. Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V ) declined 2.39% or 0.46 points to end at 18.58 and Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA ) was down 2.29% or 1.40 points to 59.65.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 101 to 59 and 26 ended unchanged.

Shares in Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA ) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.39% or 0.64 to 46.72.

Brent oil for November delivery was up 0.33% or 0.24 to $72.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.30% or 0.21 to hit $69.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.46% or 11.65 to trade at $2,537.65 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 101.13.

Source: Investing.com