Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 declined 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB), which rose 2.01% or 0.130 points to trade at 6.605 at the close. Meanwhile, Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) added 0.68% or 0.090 points to end at 13.390 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) was up 0.42% or 0.09 points to 21.44 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which fell 2.41% or 0.165 points to trade at 6.690 at the close. Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) declined 1.16% or 0.65 points to end at 55.20 and KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) was down 0.95% or 0.42 points to 43.74.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 73 to 63 and 22 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for January delivery was down 0.03% or 0.02 to $63.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.59% or 0.34 to hit $58.36 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.70 to trade at $1291.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.28% to 1.1854, while EUR/GBP rose 0.43% to 0.8910.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 93.03.