Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Technology 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 Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB), which rose 2.01% or 0.130 points to trade at 6.605 at the close. Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) added 0.68% or 0.090 points to end at 13.390 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) was up 0.42% or 0.09 points to 21.44 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which lost 2.41% or 0.165 points to trade at 6.690 in late trade. Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) declined 1.16% or 0.65 points to end at 55.20 and KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) shed 0.95% or 0.42 points to 43.74.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 73 to 63 and 22 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for January delivery was down 0.03% or 0.02 to $63.30 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.59% or 0.34 to hit $58.36 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.70 to trade at $1291.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.28% to 1.1854, while EUR/GBP rose 0.43% to 0.8910.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 93.03.