Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Utilities, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 declined 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE), which rose 1.66% or 0.62 points to trade at 37.93 at the close. Meanwhile, Metso Oyj (HE:MEO1V) added 0.63% or 0.16 points to end at 25.44 and Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) was up 0.23% or 0.09 points to 39.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMAS), which fell 1.46% or 0.57 points to trade at 38.50 at the close. YIT Oyj (HE:YTY1V) declined 1.44% or 0.09 points to end at 6.15 and UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM1V) was down 1.30% or 0.25 points to 18.91.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 101 to 77 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) rose to all time highs; up 1.66% or 0.62 to 37.93. Shares in Metso Oyj (HE:MEO1V) rose to 52-week highs; up 0.63% or 0.16 to 25.44.
Brent oil for October delivery was down 1.42% or 0.64 to $44.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.66% or 0.71 to hit $42.06 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.34% or 4.55 to trade at $1351.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.53% to 1.1174, while EUR/GBP rose 0.46% to 0.8590.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.47% at 95.61.