Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Consumer Services and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 declined 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 1.06% or 0.080 points to trade at 7.652 at the close. Meanwhile, Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) added 0.53% or 0.15 points to end at 28.20 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) was up 0.24% or 0.16 points to 66.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB), which fell 2.20% or 0.220 points to trade at 9.760 at the close. Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) declined 1.44% or 0.255 points to end at 17.410 and Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) was down 1.38% or 0.072 points to 5.150.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 96 to 49 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) rose to 52-week highs; up 0.53% or 0.15 to 28.20.
Brent oil for August delivery was up 1.40% or 1.03 to $74.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.15% or 0.10 to hit $64.95 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 2.10 to trade at $1280.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.1604, while EUR/GBP rose 0.27% to 0.8764.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 94.50.