Finland stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 down 0.16%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.16%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE ), which rose 3.33% or 0.67 points to trade at 20.79 at the close. Meanwhile, Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA ) added 0.55% or 0.02 points to end at 3.76 and Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI ) was up 0.52% or 0.06 points to 10.61 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kojamo (HE:KOJAMO ), which fell 2.19% or 0.21 points to trade at 9.40 at the close. Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV ) declined 2.09% or 0.99 points to end at 46.18 and UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM ) was down 1.65% or 0.51 points to 30.39.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 106 to 63 and 19 ended unchanged.

Brent oil for November delivery was down 1.73% or 1.39 to $78.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.98% or 1.53 to hit $75.89 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.31% or 8.00 to trade at $2,547.20 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.35% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 100.66.

Source: Investing.com