Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 1.16%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV), which rose 1.35% or 0.42 points to trade at 31.52 at the close. Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) added 1.35% or 0.35 points to end at 26.35 and DNA Oyj (HE:DNAO) was up 0.92% or 0.1800 points to 19.8500 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI), which lost 4.47% or 0.388 points to trade at 8.286 in late trade. Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) declined 2.98% or 0.87 points to end at 28.30 and Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO) shed 2.72% or 1.14 points to 40.84.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 92 to 53 and 16 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for December delivery was down 1.63% or 1.33 to $80.08 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.50% or 1.80 to hit $70.12 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 1.70 to trade at $1229.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.38% to 1.1530, while EUR/GBP rose 0.01% to 0.8779.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 95.10.