Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Utilities and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV), which rose 2.18% or 0.220 points to trade at 10.330 at the close. Meanwhile, Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA) added 1.66% or 0.60 points to end at 36.70 and Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB) was up 0.65% or 0.31 points to 48.23 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Metso Oyj (HE:METSO), which fell 2.34% or 0.54 points to trade at 22.51 at the close. KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) declined 2.22% or 0.94 points to end at 41.44 and Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) was down 2.15% or 0.0720 points to 3.2810.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 104 to 57 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.15% or 0.0720 to 3.2810.
Brent oil for February delivery was down 1.21% or 0.66 to $53.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.57% or 0.26 to hit $45.62 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.59% or 7.50 to trade at $1260.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.46% to 1.1393, while EUR/GBP fell 0.49% to 0.9000.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.57% at 96.278.