Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Industrials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB), which rose 8.57% or 0.640 points to trade at 8.105 at the close. Meanwhile, Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) added 1.88% or 0.285 points to end at 15.415 and Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V) was up 0.76% or 0.22 points to 29.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V), which fell 8.39% or 0.810 points to trade at 8.840 at the close. YIT Oyj (HE:YIT) declined 3.93% or 0.28 points to end at 6.96 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) was down 2.61% or 1.24 points to 46.34.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 86 to 56 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 8.57% or 0.640 to 8.105. Shares in Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.39% or 0.810 to 8.840. Shares in Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.88% or 0.285 to 15.415.
Brent oil for May delivery was up 1.38% or 0.90 to $66.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.65% or 1.01 to hit $62.20 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 5.50 to trade at $1312.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.20% to 1.2281, while EUR/GBP fell 0.17% to 0.8814.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 90.25.