Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Industrials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 declined 0.63%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB), which rose 1.40% or 0.085 points to trade at 6.160 at the close. Fortum Oyj (HE:FUM1V) added 0.59% or 0.08 points to end at 13.69 and Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) was up 0.15% or 0.05 points to 34.35 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which lost 1.70% or 0.1250 points to trade at 7.2100 in late trade. Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) declined 1.65% or 0.64 points to end at 38.06 and Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) shed 1.60% or 0.064 points to 3.938.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 121 to 62 and 15 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for February delivery was up 0.13% or 0.07 to $54.01 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.41% or 0.21 to hit $51.27 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.82% or 9.55 to trade at $1178.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.0678, while EUR/GBP fell 0.60% to 0.8417.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.27% at 100.75.