© Reuters. Finland stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 down 3.66%Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the fell 3.66% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the were Outokumpu Oyj (HE:), which rose 3.31% or 0.0700 points to trade at 2.1840 at the close. Meanwhile, Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:) fell 0.86% or 0.26 points to end at 30.07 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:) was down 1.61% or 0.42 points to 25.74 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Outotec Oyj (HE:), which fell 13.33% or 0.386 points to trade at 2.510 at the close. Kemira Oyj (HE:) declined 11.43% or 1.17 points to end at 9.03 and Nordea Bank AB (publ) FDR (HE:) was down 5.54% or 0.480 points to 8.180.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 156 to 28 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Outotec Oyj (HE:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 13.33% or 0.386 to 2.510. Shares in Kemira Oyj (HE:) fell to 3-years lows; falling 11.43% or 1.17 to 9.03. Shares in Nordea Bank AB (publ) FDR (HE:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.54% or 0.480 to 8.180.
Brent oil for April delivery was down 1.75% or 0.54 to $30.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.31% or 0.64 to hit $26.82 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 4.99% or 59.60 to trade at $1254.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.51% to 1.1350, while EUR/GBP rose 0.96% to 0.7849.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.41% at 95.45.
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