Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which rose 1.71% or 0.1450 points to trade at 8.6350 at the close. Meanwhile, Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V) added 0.81% or 0.090 points to end at 11.180 and Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V) was up 0.81% or 0.21 points to 26.26 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which fell 2.30% or 0.155 points to trade at 6.575 at the close. Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) declined 1.37% or 0.070 points to end at 5.050 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) was down 1.34% or 0.70 points to 51.45.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 77 to 57 and 19 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for November delivery was up 0.34% or 0.19 to $56.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.12% or 0.06 to hit $50.49 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 4.53 to trade at $1299.33 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.1951, while EUR/GBP rose 0.53% to 0.8839.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 91.92.