Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM), which rose 0.86% or 0.29 points to trade at 34.04 at the close. Meanwhile, Metso Oyj (HE:METSO) added 0.71% or 0.21 points to end at 29.91 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) was up 0.55% or 0.19 points to 34.97 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V), which fell 3.68% or 1.07 points to trade at 28.00 at the close. YIT Oyj (HE:YIT) declined 2.14% or 0.12 points to end at 5.72 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was down 2.07% or 0.66 points to 31.19.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 80 to 61 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM) rose to all time highs; rising 0.86% or 0.29 to 34.04.
Brent oil for December delivery was up 2.75% or 2.15 to $80.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.19% or 1.55 to hit $72.33 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 3.90 to trade at $1205.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.1774, while EUR/GBP rose 0.03% to 0.8972.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 93.67.