Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the fell 0.75%.
The best performers of the session on the were Kojamo (HE:), which rose 3.62% or 0.33 points to trade at 9.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:) added 1.64% or 0.30 points to end at 18.55 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:) was up 1.21% or 0.70 points to 58.69 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Neste Oyj (HE:), which fell 3.39% or 0.45 points to trade at 12.82 at the close. Metso Oyj (HE:) declined 2.79% or 0.25 points to end at 8.84 and KONE Oyj (HE:) was down 2.61% or 1.33 points to 49.63.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 101 to 71 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Neste Oyj (HE:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.39% or 0.45 to 12.82. Shares in Cargotec Oyj (HE:) rose to all time highs; rising 1.21% or 0.70 to 58.69.
Brent oil for January delivery was down 2.74% or 2.07 to $73.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 3.15% or 2.28 to hit $70.08 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.52% or 14.20 to trade at $2,691.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.88% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.22% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.54% at 104.93.
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