Finland stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 down 0.22%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.22%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV ), which rose 1.28% or 0.66 points to trade at 52.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM ) added 1.12% or 0.16 points to end at 14.50 and Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO ) was up 0.61% or 0.25 points to 41.44 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV ), which fell 3.29% or 0.40 points to trade at 11.61 at the close. Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB ) declined 2.49% or 0.16 points to end at 6.06 and Mandatum Oyj (HE:MANTA ) was down 1.85% or 0.08 points to 4.29.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 115 to 43 and 31 ended unchanged.

Brent oil for December delivery was down 2.19% or 1.73 to $77.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.33% or 1.76 to hit $73.80 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.48% or 12.90 to trade at $2,663.40 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.10% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 103.02.

Source: Investing.com