Investing.com – Finland equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Healthcare sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.37%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 3.43% or 0.215 points to trade at 6.485 at the close. Konecranes Abp (HE:KCRA) added 0.91% or 0.30 points to end at 33.30 and Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) was up 0.73% or 0.28 points to 38.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included YIT Oyj (HE:YTY1V), which lost 3.60% or 0.24 points to trade at 6.56 in late trade. Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) declined 2.23% or 1.12 points to end at 49.18 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) shed 1.70% or 0.37 points to 21.41.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 68 to 64 and 22 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for June delivery was down 2.36% or 1.25 to $51.74 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.66% or 1.35 to hit $49.36 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 4.20 to trade at $1288.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.0689, while EUR/GBP fell 0.13% to 0.8355.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 99.86.