Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Technology and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.05%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Valmt (HE:VALMT), which rose 1.49% or 0.25 points to trade at 17.01 at the close. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) added 1.23% or 0.44 points to end at 36.24 and Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) was up 1.18% or 0.070 points to 6.020 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which lost 1.77% or 1.00 points to trade at 55.55 in late trade. Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V) declined 1.33% or 0.150 points to end at 11.140 and Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) shed 1.08% or 0.15 points to 13.73.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 66 to 65 and 23 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for September delivery was up 1.15% or 0.55 to $48.18 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.31% or 0.59 to hit $45.52 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 2.54 to trade at $1243.26 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.29% to 1.1408, while EUR/GBP fell 0.26% to 0.8775.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 95.50.