Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Technology sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 2.64% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were YIT Oyj (HEL:YTY1V), which fell 0.86% or 0.04 points to trade at 5.21 at the close. Kemira Oyj (HEL:KRA1V) fell 1.24% or 0.14 points to end at 11.18 and Metso Oyj (HEL:MEO1V) was down 1.26% or 0.30 points to 23.60 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cargotec Oyj (HEL:CGCBV), which lost 5.78% or 1.87 points to trade at 30.48 in late trade. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HEL:NRE1V) declined 4.62% or 1.18 points to end at 24.34 and Konecranes Oyj (HEL:KCR1V) shed 4.46% or 1.39 points to 29.78.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 140 to 28 and 5 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for October delivery was down 0.60% or 0.28 to $46.88 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.17% or 0.07 to hit $41.34 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 2.02% or 22.80 to trade at $1150.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.76% to 1.1203, while EUR/GBP rose 0.76% to 0.7145.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.48% at 95.96.