Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Industrials and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.12%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM), which rose 1.35% or 0.35 points to trade at 26.35 at the close. Valmt (HE:VALMT) added 1.09% or 0.18 points to end at 16.67 and Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) was up 1.03% or 0.19 points to 18.69 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV), which lost 1.77% or 0.62 points to trade at 34.48 in late trade. Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) declined 1.59% or 0.63 points to end at 38.99 and Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) shed 1.15% or 0.65 points to 56.05.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 72 to 67 and 18 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for January delivery was up 1.22% or 0.78 to $64.47 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.05% or 0.60 to hit $57.80 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.81% or 10.34 to trade at $1286.14 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1590, while EUR/GBP rose 0.53% to 0.8848.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 94.79.