Finland stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 down 0.13%

Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Telecoms , Financials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.13%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE: WRT1V ), which rose 7.31% or 1.43 points to trade at 20.99 at the close. Meanwhile, Qt Group Oyj (HE: QTCOM ) added 2.79% or 1.70 points to end at 62.70 and Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE: TYRES ) was up 1.90% or 0.12 points to 6.42 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nokia Oyj (HE: NOKIA ), which fell 3.60% or 0.15 points to trade at 4.12 at the close. Sampo Oyj A (HE: SAMPO ) declined 1.50% or 0.14 points to end at 9.35 and Nordea Bank Abp (HE: NDAFI ) was down 1.11% or 0.14 points to 12.49.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 87 to 79 and 21 ended unchanged.

Shares in Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE: WRT1V ) rose to 5-year highs; up 7.31% or 1.43 to 20.99.

Brent oil for September delivery was down 0.48% or 0.33 to $68.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.63% or 0.42 to hit $66.56 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.68% or 22.90 to trade at $3,336.20 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.40% to 1.16, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.20% to 0.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 98.21.

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