Finland shares lower at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 down 0.56%

Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 declined 0.56%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE), which rose 1.58% or 0.26 points to trade at 16.76 at the close. Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM) added 0.97% or 0.85 points to end at 88.65 and Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI) was up 0.29% or 0.03 points to 10.43 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Valmet Oyj (HE:VALMT), which lost 2.82% or 0.79 points to trade at 27.24 in late trade. Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) declined 2.70% or 1.41 points to end at 50.86 and Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) shed 2.67% or 1.80 points to 65.50.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 98 to 71 and 20 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Brent oil for December delivery was up 3.00% or 2.30 to $78.88 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.99% or 2.19 to hit $75.43 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.59% or 15.55 to trade at $2,641.55 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 102.72.