Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nordea Bank AB (publ) FDR (HE:NDA1V), which rose 1.72% or 0.135 points to trade at 7.995 at the close. Meanwhile, Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) added 0.83% or 0.30 points to end at 36.63 and Metso Oyj (HE:MEO1V) was up 0.81% or 0.20 points to 24.81 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which fell 2.96% or 0.132 points to trade at 4.326 at the close. Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) declined 2.05% or 0.53 points to end at 25.38 and Konecranes Oyj (HE:KCR1V) was down 1.68% or 0.46 points to 26.94.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 99 to 73 and 17 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for October delivery was down 0.14% or 0.06 to $43.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.32% or 0.13 to hit $41.27 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 1.12% or 15.05 to trade at $1356.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.81% to 1.1167, while EUR/GBP rose 0.17% to 0.8430.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.14% at 95.59.