Finland stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 down 1.36%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 1.36%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Kojamo (HE:KOJAMO), which rose 0.81% or 0.08 points to trade at 10.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB) added 0.47% or 0.09 points to end at 18.36 and Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) was up 0.07% or 0.01 points to 14.17 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE), which fell 4.08% or 0.78 points to trade at 18.35 at the close. Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) declined 3.35% or 2.00 points to end at 57.65 and Metso Oyj (HE:METSO) was down 2.70% or 0.23 points to 8.35.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 115 to 46 and 28 ended unchanged.

Brent oil for November delivery was down 2.28% or 1.66 to $71.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.30% or 1.59 to hit $67.56 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.67% or 17.15 to trade at $2,525.95 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.13% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 101.21.