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Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Technology and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.07%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which rose 3.64% or 0.12 points to trade at 3.53 at the close. Mandatum Oyj (HE:MANTA) added 1.39% or 0.07 points to end at 5.25 and Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) was up 1.09% or 0.05 points to 4.63 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM), which lost 2.79% or 1.65 points to trade at 57.45 in late trade. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES) declined 2.21% or 0.14 points to end at 6.43 and Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) shed 2.11% or 0.19 points to 8.72.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 87 to 72 and 29 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for August delivery was up 3.31% or 2.08 to $64.86 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 3.41% or 2.07 to hit $62.86 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 2.53% or 83.91 to trade at $3,399.31 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.70% to 1.14, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.08% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.56% at 98.70.