Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Technology and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 declined 0.16% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE), which rose 1.90% or 0.26 points to trade at 13.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) added 1.49% or 0.06 points to end at 4.03 and Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) was up 1.16% or 0.16 points to 14.01 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which fell 1.55% or 0.83 points to trade at 52.86 at the close. Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM) declined 1.34% or 0.90 points to end at 66.50 and Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) was down 1.18% or 0.40 points to 33.56.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 96 to 66 and 27 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for January delivery was down 0.14% or 0.10 to $73.21 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $69.19 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.88% or 23.05 to trade at $2,654.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.71% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.36% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.59% at 106.77.
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