Finland stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 down 0.95%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.95%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM ), which rose 1.35% or 1.20 points to trade at 90.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO ) added 1.23% or 0.51 points to end at 41.90 and Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI ) was up 1.06% or 0.11 points to 10.47 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE ), which fell 4.74% or 0.81 points to trade at 16.19 at the close. Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV ) declined 3.49% or 0.41 points to end at 11.19 and Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB ) was down 2.81% or 0.17 points to 5.89.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 93 to 72 and 22 ended unchanged.

Shares in Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.81% or 0.17 to 5.89.

Brent oil for December delivery was down 5.13% or 3.97 to $73.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 5.34% or 3.94 to hit $69.89 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.59% or 15.85 to trade at $2,681.45 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.28% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 102.97.

Source: Investing.com