Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.92%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were YIT Oyj (HEL:YTY1V), which rose 3.46% or 0.23 points to trade at 6.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Fortum Oyj (HEL:FUM1V) added 1.75% or 0.28 points to end at 16.29 and Amer Sports Corporation (HEL:AMEAS) was up 0.87% or 0.21 points to 24.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Outokumpu Oyj (HEL:OUT1V), which fell 3.74% or 0.1640 points to trade at 4.2160 at the close. Nokia Oyj (HEL:NOK1V) declined 2.64% or 0.165 points to end at 6.085 and Stora Enso Oyj R (HEL:STERV) was down 2.41% or 0.225 points to 9.115.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 99 to 62 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Amer Sports Corporation (HEL:AMEAS) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.87% or 0.21 to 24.35.
Brent oil for August delivery was up 0.75% or 0.47 to $62.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.90% or 0.51 to hit $57.47 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.46% or 5.40 to trade at $1163.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.35% to 1.1092, while EUR/GBP rose 0.38% to 0.7105.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.25% at 96.24.