STOCK EXCHANGE: Helsinki Stock Exchange down – Terveystalo buys Silmäasema

The Helsinki stock exchange opened for the fall on Monday. The OMXH index opened down 0.4 percent at 14,105.03 points.

Among the biggest risers in the opening were, among others In this with an increase of 2.6 percent and Telia with an increase of 0.5 percent.

Nokia opened with a sharp decline of 6.3 percent. Nokia was also the most traded stock at the opening. AI stocks fell on Friday in the US and on Monday in Asia.

Finnair and Qt Group were down about 3 percent at the opening.

Health house announced on Monday that it will buy Eye position. The purchase price without debts and cash is approximately EUR 574 million.

The price consists of a cash consideration of 275 million euros and 36.5 million new Terveystalo shares. About Silmäasema’s previous owner coronary artery will become Terveystalo’s largest shareholder when the arrangement is completed.

Terveystalo signed a commitment letter with its partner banks for debt financing of a maximum of EUR 350 million. The loan is used to pay the purchase price and acquisition costs.

Terveystalo’s share price remained unchanged at the opening.

Recommendation changes

Inderes raise Alexandrian the target price to 13 euros from 11.50 euros and raises the recommendation to add level. Alexandria’s share went up by more than 6 percent after the opening.

Inderes started Auroora Companies monitoring. Inderes set the company’s target price at EUR 8 and gave an increase recommendation. Auroora Yhtiöite’s share was up 0.5 percent at the opening.

Rest of Europe

The Euro Stoxx 600 index fell 0.3 percent at the opening.

European and Asian stock markets are both in decline. The nervousness of the market has been influenced by geopolitical instability, the decline of artificial intelligence stocks and the expected interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve.

German factory orders decreased more than expected during April. Demand dropped by 3.8 percent, while forecasts predicted a 2 percent drop. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in orders in the automotive and electronics sector.

The prices of Brent and WTI crude oil futures were up by more than four percent. Iran and Israel carried out attacks against each other on Sunday and Monday.

American food company Ingredient announced that he would buy Tate & Lylenits British competitor, with 2.7 billion pounds, i.e. 3.1 billion euros.

Corrected on 8 June 2026 at 11.46 // Tate & Lyle is bought with pounds, not dollars, as was claimed earlier in the story.