Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.12%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA), which rose 2.46% or 0.125 points to trade at 5.200 at the close. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) added 1.08% or 0.40 points to end at 37.35 and Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) was up 0.35% or 0.040 points to 11.460 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which lost 1.94% or 0.97 points to trade at 49.08 in late trade. Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V) declined 1.65% or 0.180 points to end at 10.760 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) shed 1.65% or 0.67 points to 40.03.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 83 to 53 and 19 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for November delivery was down 0.05% or 0.03 to $55.44 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.34% or 0.17 to hit $49.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 2.14 to trade at $1327.16 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.32% to 1.1957, while EUR/GBP fell 0.96% to 0.8811.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 91.80.