Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 declined 2.78% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Huhtamaki Oyj (HEL:HUH1V), which fell 0.48% or 0.13 points to trade at 26.74 at the close. Meanwhile, Elisa Oyj (HEL:ELI1V) fell 1.35% or 0.40 points to end at 29.29 and Fortum Oyj (HEL:FUM1V) was down 1.50% or 0.21 points to 13.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tieto Oyj (HEL:TIE1V), which fell 7.70% or 1.76 points to trade at 21.11 at the close. Outotec Oyj (HEL:OTE1V) declined 6.17% or 0.234 points to end at 3.560 and Konecranes Oyj (HEL:KCR1V) was down 5.95% or 1.35 points to 21.35.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 140 to 30 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Outotec Oyj (HEL:OTE1V) fell to 5-year lows; falling 6.17% or 0.234 to 3.560. Shares in Fortum Oyj (HEL:FUM1V) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.50% or 0.21 to 13.75.
Brent oil for November delivery was up 0.99% or 0.47 to $48.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.65% or 0.29 to hit $44.77 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 1.83% or 20.70 to trade at $1152.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.50% to 1.1240, while EUR/GBP rose 0.50% to 0.7372.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.39% at 96.02.