Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS), which rose 2.47% or 0.69 points to trade at 28.59 at the close. Meanwhile, Valmt (HE:VALMT) added 1.18% or 0.22 points to end at 18.85 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was up 0.43% or 0.13 points to 30.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB), which fell 10.73% or 0.945 points to trade at 7.860 at the close. Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) declined 2.74% or 0.194 points to end at 6.880 and Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) was down 2.17% or 0.1240 points to 5.5880.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 87 to 52 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Valmt (HE:VALMT) rose to all time highs; rising 1.18% or 0.22 to 18.85.
Brent oil for October delivery was up 1.38% or 1.00 to $73.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.98% or 1.34 to hit $69.00 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.35% or 4.30 to trade at $1223.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.38% to 1.1616, while EUR/GBP rose 0.28% to 0.8908.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 94.79.