Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Healthcare and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.25%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V), which rose 1.09% or 0.39 points to trade at 36.33 at the close. Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) added 1.02% or 0.42 points to end at 41.60 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) was up 0.95% or 0.52 points to 55.16 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V), which lost 2.86% or 1.02 points to trade at 34.61 in late trade. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) declined 2.85% or 0.1600 points to end at 5.4560 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) shed 2.14% or 0.54 points to 24.74.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 78 to 65 and 18 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for June delivery was up 1.98% or 1.33 to $68.44 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.05% or 1.27 to hit $63.33 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 2.80 to trade at $1338.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.36% to 1.2325, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.8715.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 89.55.