Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.79%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V), which rose 2.44% or 0.40 points to trade at 16.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) added 0.90% or 0.058 points to end at 6.518 and Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) was up 0.60% or 0.21 points to 35.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA), which fell 9.22% or 3.82 points to trade at 37.60 at the close. Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) declined 1.57% or 0.265 points to end at 16.575 and Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) was down 1.55% or 0.48 points to 30.53.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 71 to 64 and 24 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for September delivery was up 1.22% or 0.91 to $75.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.87% or 0.61 to hit $70.94 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.36% or 4.50 to trade at $1242.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.01% to 1.1670, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8832.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 94.58.