Market Overview

Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Industrials, and Technology sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 0.46%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were:
– Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE): rose 0.84% or 0.12 points to 13.89 at the close.
– Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO): added 0.52% or 0.21 points to end at 40.24.
– Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI): was up 0.23% or 0.03 points to 10.81 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Kojamo (HE:KOJAMO): fell 2.73% or 0.26 points to trade at 9.28 at the close.
– Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV): declined 2.71% or 0.27 points to end at 9.55.
– Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V): was down 2.18% or 0.40 points to 17.73.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 113 to 54, and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) fell to 3-year lows, down 2.71% or 0.27 to 9.55.

Commodity Market

• Brent oil for January delivery was up 2.79% or 1.98 to $73.02 a barrel.
• Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.90% or 1.94 to hit $68.86 a barrel.
• The December Gold Futures contract rose 1.78% or 45.80 to trade at $2,615.90 a troy ounce.

Currency Market

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.06.
• EUR/GBP unchanged at 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 106.26.