Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.95%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM), which rose 1.35% or 1.20 points to trade at 90.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO) added 1.23% or 0.51 points to end at 41.90 and Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI) was up 1.06% or 0.11 points to 10.47 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE), which fell 4.74% or 0.81 points to trade at 16.19 at the close. Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) declined 3.49% or 0.41 points to end at 11.19 and Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) was down 2.81% or 0.17 points to 5.89.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 93 to 72 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.81% or 0.17 to 5.89.
Brent oil for December delivery was down 5.13% or 3.97 to $73.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 5.34% or 3.94 to hit $69.89 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.59% or 15.85 to trade at $2,681.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.28% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 102.97.