Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Healthcare and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V), which rose 1.09% or 0.39 points to trade at 36.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) added 1.02% or 0.42 points to end at 41.60 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) was up 0.95% or 0.52 points to 55.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V), which fell 2.86% or 1.02 points to trade at 34.61 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) declined 2.85% or 0.1600 points to end at 5.4560 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was down 2.14% or 0.54 points to 24.74.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 78 to 65 and 18 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for June delivery was up 2.03% or 1.36 to $68.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.06% or 1.28 to hit $63.34 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 2.60 to trade at $1338.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.36% to 1.2325, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.8715.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 89.54.