Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 1.56% or 0.090 points to trade at 5.865 at the close. Meanwhile, Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) added 1.06% or 0.55 points to end at 52.25 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was up 1.03% or 0.42 points to 41.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V), which fell 1.35% or 0.45 points to trade at 32.93 at the close. Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) declined 1.02% or 0.040 points to end at 3.872 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) was down 0.76% or 0.17 points to 22.32.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 67 to 65 and 22 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for October delivery was up 1.16% or 0.60 to $52.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.05% or 0.50 to hit $48.33 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 2.41 to trade at $1293.41 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.37% to 1.1804, while EUR/GBP rose 0.65% to 0.9232.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 93.19.