Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 1.38%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V), which fell 0.65% or 0.060 points to trade at 9.185 at the close. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) fell 0.68% or 0.24 points to end at 35.24 and Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) was down 0.69% or 0.15 points to 21.53 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB), which lost 3.97% or 2.00 points to trade at 48.38 in late trade. Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) declined 3.31% or 1.05 points to end at 30.64 and Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) shed 3.13% or 0.200 points to 6.200.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 114 to 32 and 15 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for November delivery was up 0.13% or 0.10 to $78.25 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.24% or 0.17 to hit $69.97 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.71% or 8.60 to trade at $1198.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.40% to 1.1573, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.9020.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 95.44.