Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Kesko Oyj B (HE:KESBV), which rose 0.88% or 0.39 points to trade at 44.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) added 0.70% or 0.33 points to end at 47.73 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) was up 0.46% or 0.15 points to 32.96 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB), which fell 1.67% or 0.105 points to trade at 6.170 at the close. Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) declined 1.49% or 0.37 points to end at 24.49 and Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) was down 1.44% or 0.145 points to 9.895.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 81 to 51 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 0.70% or 0.33 to 47.73.
Brent oil for April delivery was down 1.34% or 0.76 to $56.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.06% or 0.57 to hit $53.26 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.85% or 10.35 to trade at $1231.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.44% to 1.0736, while EUR/GBP fell 0.20% to 0.8625.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 100.07.