Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 declined 0.90%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V), which rose 1.40% or 0.56 points to trade at 40.64 at the close. Kesko Oyj B (HE:KESBV) added 1.33% or 0.56 points to end at 42.58 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was up 1.14% or 0.39 points to 34.69 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA), which lost 3.98% or 0.184 points to trade at 4.438 in late trade. Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) declined 3.29% or 0.152 points to end at 4.466 and Metso Oyj (HE:METSO) shed 3.24% or 0.86 points to 25.72.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 134 to 41 and 20 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for December delivery was up 0.14% or 0.07 to $51.88 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.24% or 0.12 to hit $50.30 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.38% or 4.75 to trade at $1258.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.29% to 1.1042, while EUR/GBP rose 0.12% to 0.9036.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.37% at 97.63.