Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Consumer Services and Utilities sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.90%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 1.06% or 0.080 points to trade at 7.652 at the close. Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) added 0.53% or 0.15 points to end at 28.20 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) was up 0.24% or 0.16 points to 66.66 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB), which lost 2.20% or 0.220 points to trade at 9.760 in late trade. Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) declined 1.44% or 0.255 points to end at 17.410 and Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) shed 1.38% or 0.072 points to 5.150.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 96 to 49 and 15 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for August delivery was up 1.40% or 1.03 to $74.47 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.15% or 0.10 to hit $64.95 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 2.00 to trade at $1280.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.1604, while EUR/GBP rose 0.29% to 0.8765.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 94.50.