Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 1.01% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV), which rose 0.60% or 0.26 points to trade at 43.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) added 0.55% or 0.0400 points to end at 7.3000 and YIT Oyj (HE:YTY1V) was up 0.33% or 0.02 points to 6.07 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS), which fell 2.95% or 0.65 points to trade at 21.42 at the close. Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) declined 2.27% or 0.84 points to end at 36.16 and Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) was down 2.16% or 1.20 points to 54.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 87 to 53 and 16 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for February delivery was up 1.76% or 1.10 to $63.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.76% or 1.01 to hit $58.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.93% or 11.86 to trade at $1285.06 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.1910, while EUR/GBP rose 0.19% to 0.8817.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 92.71.