Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Technology and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 declined 0.25%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which rose 1.71% or 0.1450 points to trade at 8.6350 at the close. Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V) added 0.81% or 0.090 points to end at 11.180 and Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V) was up 0.81% or 0.21 points to 26.26 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which lost 2.30% or 0.155 points to trade at 6.575 in late trade. Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) declined 1.37% or 0.070 points to end at 5.050 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) shed 1.34% or 0.70 points to 51.45.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 77 to 57 and 19 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for November delivery was up 0.34% or 0.19 to $56.62 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.12% or 0.06 to hit $50.49 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 4.52 to trade at $1299.32 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.1951, while EUR/GBP rose 0.53% to 0.8839.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 91.92.