Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 declined 1.34% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Kesko Oyj B (HE:KESBV), which rose 0.97% or 0.35 points to trade at 36.59 at the close. Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V) added 0.79% or 0.18 points to end at 22.98 and Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) was up 0.57% or 0.018 points to 3.150 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which lost 4.38% or 0.1580 points to trade at 3.4500 in late trade. Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMAS) declined 2.47% or 1.02 points to end at 40.31 and Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) shed 2.46% or 0.185 points to 7.325.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 110 to 59 and 15 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for June delivery was down 2.41% or 0.96 to $38.88 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 2.52% or 0.95 to hit $36.80 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 1.30% or 15.90 to trade at $1239.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.14% to 1.1385, while EUR/GBP rose 0.19% to 0.8087.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.05% at 94.44.