Finland's principal equity gauge ended Thursday in negative territory, with the OMX Helsinki 25 down 0.79% at the close in Helsinki. Market direction was primarily set by losses in the Industrials, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors, which collectively pushed the index lower.
Among the index constituents, SSAB AB B (HE:SSABBH) was the session's top performer, rising 1.50% or 0.10 points to finish at 6.76. Telecom operator Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA) gained 1.36% or 0.58 points to close at 43.36, while TietoEVRY Corp (HE:TIETO) added 0.86% or 0.15 points to end the day at 17.69.
At the other end of the spectrum, Valmet Oyj (HE:VALMT) led losses on the day, falling 3.95% or 1.01 points to trade at 24.54 at the close. Metso Oyj (HE:METSO) declined 2.69% or 0.41 points to finish at 14.64, and Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) slipped 2.30% or 0.11 points to 4.77.
Market breadth favored decliners on the Helsinki exchange, with 107 stocks falling compared with 65 advancers and 17 issues finishing unchanged.
Commodities registered meaningful moves during the session. Brent oil for June delivery was up 4.73% or 4.60 to $101.86 a barrel. U.S. crude for May delivery rose 4.88% or 4.41 to $94.73 a barrel. Precious metals moved in the opposite direction, with the June Gold Futures contract down 3.69% or 169.00 to trade at $4,416.50 a troy ounce.
Currency pairs were relatively stable in euro terms; EUR/USD was unchanged 0.20% at 1.15, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.01% at 0.87. The U.S. Dollar Index Futures increased 0.30% to 99.69.
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