Finland's stock market closed lower on Tuesday, with sector-level declines in Telecoms, Industrials and Technology driving the benchmark down. At the close in Helsinki the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.86%.
Among the index constituents, the session's top performers were:
- Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE) - up 0.70%, adding 0.20 points to finish at 28.80.
- Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO) - up 0.47%, or 0.04 points, to close at 8.91.
- Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA) - gained 0.24%, rising 0.10 points to 40.98 at the close.
Notable declines concentrated among several large names, with the session's heaviest drops recorded by:
- SSAB AB B (HE:SSABBH) - down 4.45%, losing 0.35 points to end at 7.47.
- Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES) - slipped 2.71%, or 0.29 points, to 10.40.
- Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) - fell 2.68%, down 0.31 points to 11.09.
Market breadth showed more decliners than advancers on the Helsinki exchange: 115 stocks fell versus 57 that rose, while 19 were unchanged.
Commodities and currencies moved materially during the session. Brent oil for July delivery climbed 3.34%, gaining $3.48 to settle at $107.69 a barrel. U.S. crude for June delivery rose 3.52%, up $3.45 to $101.52 a barrel. By contrast, the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.19%, a decline of $56.25, trading at $4,672.45 a troy ounce.
In currency markets the euro weakened versus the dollar, with EUR/USD down 0.42% to 1.17. EUR/GBP was essentially unchanged, recorded at 0.87 with a 0.24% reading in the report. The U.S. Dollar Index Futures advanced 0.46% to 98.27.
This session's mix of modest winners among select blue-chips and larger declines among industrial and technology-related names coincided with stronger oil prices and a pullback in gold. The net effect left the national benchmark lower at the close.