Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Technology and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.05%.
The best performers 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. Meanwhile, 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.
The worst performers of the session were Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which fell 1.77% or 1.00 points to trade at 55.55 at the close. Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V) declined 1.33% or 0.150 points to end at 11.140 and Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) was down 1.08% or 0.15 points to 13.73.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 66 to 65 and 23 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for September delivery was up 1.18% or 0.56 to $48.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, 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 0.28% to 1.1409, while EUR/GBP fell 0.26% to 0.8775.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 95.50.