Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 1.26%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which rose 1.26% or 0.1000 points to trade at 8.0440 at the close. Meanwhile, Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) added 0.08% or 0.03 points to end at 39.84 and Valmt (HE:VALMT) was down 0.28% or 0.05 points to 18.07 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V), which fell 3.95% or 0.405 points to trade at 9.845 at the close. Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) declined 3.12% or 0.235 points to end at 7.295 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) was down 1.93% or 0.92 points to 46.66.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 105 to 34 and 15 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for March delivery was up 0.45% or 0.32 to $70.85 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.41% or 0.27 to hit $65.88 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 4.20 to trade at $1360.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.60% to 1.2483, while EUR/GBP rose 0.47% to 0.8755.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.49% at 88.58.