Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 declined 0.90%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM), which rose 1.16% or 0.17 points to trade at 14.87 at the close. Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) added 0.39% or 0.20 points to end at 51.80 and Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA) was up 0.11% or 0.04 points to 36.01 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS), which lost 3.47% or 0.82 points to trade at 22.84 in late trade. Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) declined 2.05% or 0.110 points to end at 5.260 and Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) shed 1.85% or 0.62 points to 32.90.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 107 to 25 and 20 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for October delivery was up 2.84% or 1.45 to $52.48 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.63% or 1.24 to hit $48.33 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.45 to trade at $1292.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.23% to 1.1750, while EUR/GBP rose 0.31% to 0.9138.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 93.43.