Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.02% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB), which rose 1.66% or 0.07 points to trade at 4.17 at the close. Mandatum Oyj (HE:MANTA) added 1.18% or 0.05 points to end at 4.37 and TietoEVRY Corp (HE:TIETO) was up 0.78% or 0.13 points to 16.76 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kemira Oyj (HE:KEMIRA), which lost 2.00% or 0.39 points to trade at 19.11 in late trade. KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) declined 0.87% or 0.41 points to end at 46.74 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) shed 0.79% or 0.34 points to 42.44.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 92 to 76 and 22 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for March delivery was down 1.13% or 0.82 to $71.74 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.15% or 0.80 to hit $68.66 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.49% or 12.91 to trade at $2,632.19 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.16% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 107.85.