Finland stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 down 0.84%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 declined 0.84%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV ), which rose 4.03% or 0.46 points to trade at 11.86 at the close. Meanwhile, Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV ) added 2.21% or 1.13 points to end at 52.32 and Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE ) was up 0.48% or 0.08 points to 16.85 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV ), which fell 2.74% or 1.48 points to trade at 52.50 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V ) declined 1.76% or 0.06 points to end at 3.56 and Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V ) was down 1.66% or 0.34 points to 20.18.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 105 to 46 and 34 ended unchanged.

Brent oil for December delivery was up 4.03% or 2.98 to $76.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 4.27% or 2.99 to hit $73.09 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.35 to trade at $2,669.35 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP rose 0.91% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 101.80.

Source: Investing.com