Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Technology and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.30%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V), which rose 1.55% or 0.53 points to trade at 34.70 at the close. Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) added 0.61% or 0.16 points to end at 26.43 and Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB) was up 0.43% or 0.22 points to 50.82 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO), which lost 1.52% or 0.65 points to trade at 42.09 in late trade. Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V) declined 1.25% or 0.105 points to end at 8.300 and Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) shed 0.88% or 0.0500 points to 5.6640.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 73 to 59 and 27 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for August delivery was down 0.43% or 0.32 to $74.97 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.34% or 0.22 to hit $64.97 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.50% or 6.50 to trade at $1303.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.1717, while EUR/GBP fell 0.34% to 0.8755.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 93.85.