Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 declined 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 1.83% or 0.120 points to trade at 6.674 at the close. Meanwhile, Valmt (HE:VALMT) added 1.18% or 0.22 points to end at 18.93 and UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM) was up 1.06% or 0.35 points to 33.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DNA Oyj (HE:DNAO), which fell 1.77% or 0.3300 points to trade at 18.2800 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) declined 1.68% or 0.0880 points to end at 5.1440 and Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) was down 1.23% or 0.048 points to 3.848.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 88 to 53 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.06% or 0.35 to 33.25.
Brent oil for November delivery was up 0.37% or 0.29 to $77.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.55% or 0.38 to hit $69.89 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.64% or 7.80 to trade at $1203.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.43% to 1.1657, while EUR/GBP fell 0.28% to 0.8963.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 94.73.