Finland stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 down 0.02%
Dec 23, 2024

Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare , Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.02% to hit a new 52-week low.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE: METSB ), which rose 1.66% or 0.07 points to trade at 4.17 at the close. Meanwhile, Mandatum Oyj (HE: MANTA ) added 1.18% or 0.05 points to end at 4.37 and TietoEVRY Corp (HE: TIETO ) was up 0.78% or 0.13 points to 16.76 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kemira Oyj (HE: KEMIRA ), which fell 2.00% or 0.39 points to trade at 19.11 at the close. KONE Oyj (HE: KNEBV ) declined 0.87% or 0.41 points to end at 46.74 and Orion Oyj B (HE: ORNBV ) was down 0.79% or 0.34 points to 42.44.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 92 to 76 and 22 ended unchanged.

Brent oil for March delivery was down 1.12% or 0.81 to $71.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.14% or 0.79 to hit $68.67 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.49% or 12.99 to trade at $2,632.11 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.20% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 107.84.