Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Technology sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.50%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V), which rose 1.06% or 0.39 points to trade at 37.17 at the close. Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) added 0.72% or 0.25 points to end at 34.76 and Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) was up 0.71% or 0.045 points to 6.380 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV), which lost 1.52% or 0.85 points to trade at 55.05 in late trade. Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) declined 1.38% or 0.160 points to end at 11.440 and YIT Oyj (HE:YTY1V) shed 1.36% or 0.10 points to 7.26.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 92 to 45 and 14 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for September delivery was up 2.18% or 1.04 to $48.83 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.50% or 1.13 to hit $46.26 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 2.01 to trade at $1223.71 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.54% to 1.1412, while EUR/GBP rose 0.34% to 0.8807.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 95.63.