Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Utilities, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 declined 0.95% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V), which rose 0.26% or 0.07 points to trade at 27.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) added 0.05% or 0.02 points to end at 36.48 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was down 0.35% or 0.12 points to 34.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1), which fell 1.89% or 0.076 points to trade at 3.944 at the close. Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) declined 1.75% or 0.074 points to end at 4.148 and UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM1V) was down 1.71% or 0.31 points to 17.86.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 111 to 60 and 21 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for November delivery was down 2.32% or 1.12 to $47.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.77% or 1.28 to hit $45.01 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.12% or 1.65 to trade at $1327.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.02% to 1.1233, while EUR/GBP rose 1.10% to 0.8517.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.33% at 95.43.