Finland stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 down 0.76%

On Thursday, Finnish stocks closed lower as losses in the Healthcare, Financials and Basic Materials sectors dragged down the OMX Helsinki 25 index by 0.76%. Bittium Oyj led the session with a 5.28% gain, while Nokia Oyj and Tieto Oyj also performed well with gains of 1.88% and 1.55% respectively. Huhtamaki Oyj, Outokumpu Oyj and Metso Oyj were the worst performers of the day, falling by 6.43%, 3.40% and 3.40% respectively.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by a significant margin of 121 to 61, with 11 stocks ending unchanged. Commodities markets also saw activity, with crude oil for December delivery up 3.47% to $101.43 a barrel and gold futures increasing by 0.32% to $4,199.97 per troy ounce. The EUR/USD exchange rate dropped by 0.87% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP held steady at 0.85. The US Dollar Index Futures rose by 0.67% to 101.87.