Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Technology and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA), which rose 1.53% or 0.54 points to trade at 35.93 at the close. Meanwhile, Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) added 1.36% or 0.48 points to end at 35.71 and Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) was up 1.29% or 0.105 points to 8.220 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Valmt (HE:VALMT), which fell 4.86% or 0.80 points to trade at 15.66 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) declined 4.84% or 0.3060 points to end at 6.0200 and Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V) was down 4.72% or 1.34 points to 27.02.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 87 to 57 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.84% or 0.3060 to 6.0200.
Brent oil for May delivery was up 1.60% or 1.10 to $70.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.87% or 1.20 to hit $65.50 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.65% or 21.90 to trade at $1349.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.50% to 1.2364, while EUR/GBP rose 0.13% to 0.8738.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.48% at 89.04.