Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Utilities, Technology and Healthcare sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.62%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 2.48% or 0.165 points to trade at 6.825 at the close. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) added 1.53% or 0.56 points to end at 37.22 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) was up 0.85% or 0.45 points to 53.60 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM), which lost 2.39% or 0.41 points to trade at 16.75 in late trade. Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) declined 2.02% or 0.080 points to end at 3.874 and Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) shed 1.56% or 0.57 points to 35.91.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 95 to 49 and 15 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for February delivery was up 0.74% or 0.47 to $64.27 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.71% or 0.41 to hit $57.97 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.40% or 5.00 to trade at $1269.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.31% to 1.1876, while EUR/GBP rose 0.23% to 0.8864.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 92.90.