Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.09%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 1.56% or 0.090 points to trade at 5.865 at the close. Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) added 1.06% or 0.55 points to end at 52.25 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was up 1.03% or 0.42 points to 41.24 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V), which lost 1.35% or 0.45 points to trade at 32.93 in late trade. Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) declined 1.02% or 0.040 points to end at 3.872 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) shed 0.76% or 0.17 points to 22.32.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 67 to 65 and 22 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for October delivery was up 1.18% or 0.61 to $52.48 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.07% or 0.51 to hit $48.34 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 2.40 to trade at $1293.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.37% to 1.1804, while EUR/GBP rose 0.64% to 0.9231.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 93.19.