Finland stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 down 0.85%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.85%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA), which rose 1.14% or 0.52 points to trade at 46.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) added 1.06% or 0.51 points to end at 48.68 and KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) was up 0.90% or 0.44 points to 49.59 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM), which fell 4.47% or 4.30 points to trade at 92.00 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) declined 3.79% or 0.13 points to end at 3.25 and Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) was down 3.09% or 1.14 points to 35.76.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 101 to 66 and 22 ended unchanged.

Shares in Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.14% or 0.52 to 46.00. Shares in Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.06% or 0.51 to 48.68.

Brent oil for November delivery was down 4.46% or 3.46 to $74.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 3.93% or 2.89 to hit $70.66 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.30% or 7.60 to trade at $2,520.00 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 101.74.