Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.97% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were YIT Oyj (HE:YIT), which rose 1.06% or 0.07 points to trade at 6.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V) added 0.81% or 0.22 points to end at 27.24 and Valmt (HE:VALMT) was up 0.70% or 0.11 points to 15.77 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which fell 5.18% or 0.3120 points to trade at 5.7080 at the close. Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) declined 3.01% or 0.74 points to end at 23.88 and Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) was down 2.07% or 0.079 points to 3.741.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 90 to 51 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.18% or 0.3120 to 5.7080. Shares in Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.01% or 0.74 to 23.88.
Brent oil for June delivery was down 0.36% or 0.25 to $69.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.53% or 0.35 to hit $65.53 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 5.30 to trade at $1355.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.77% to 1.2447, while EUR/GBP rose 0.06% to 0.8747.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 88.64.