Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.89%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE), which rose 0.66% or 0.36 points to trade at 55.30 at the close. Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) added 0.43% or 0.019 points to end at 4.419 and Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB) was up 0.13% or 0.06 points to 46.55 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Metso Oyj (HE:METSO), which lost 3.36% or 0.92 points to trade at 26.48 in late trade. Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) declined 3.16% or 1.27 points to end at 38.90 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) shed 2.73% or 0.62 points to 22.05.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 123 to 25 and 10 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for April delivery was down 1.21% or 0.83 to $67.75 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.79% or 1.17 to hit $64.28 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.40 to trade at $1338.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.31% to 1.2417, while EUR/GBP rose 0.40% to 0.8857.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 89.34.