STOCK EXCHANGE: The Helsinki Stock Exchange fell 1.4% – See the price reactions of all 15 earnings publishers in the table

The Helsinki Stock Exchange ended in decline on Thursday, when the stock exchange’s major companies included In this, Sampo and Kesko published their financial statements.

The general index describing the price development of shares ended at 12,720 points, or 1.4 percent lower compared to yesterday’s closing reading.

The top of the most traded shares was held by the bank Nordea With a decrease of 1.9 percent at 16.52 euros. The second most traded was Neste, down 4.1 percent to 20.63 euros, followed by Sampo, down 3.6 percent at 9.29 euros.

The reason for Neste’s decline is estimated to be the company’s guidance that the sales volumes of renewable products this year will fall short of last year’s level. In the case of Sammon, the instructions have been guessed in the background of the course calculation.

Sampo expects to achieve premium income of 9.5-9.8 billion euros and an underwriting result of 1,485-1,600 million euros in 2026. Before the result, analysts expected 9.7 billion and 1,616 million euros.

“Apparently, the market has now caught on to that guidance. However, I think it’s worth remembering that Sammo always gives guidance cautiously at the beginning of the year, and the guidance is typically raised once or twice as the year progresses,” OP’s chief analyst Antti Saari comment.

Konecranes screeched

The biggest decliner of the day and the fifth most traded stock was Konecraneswhose share plunged 12.3 percent to 89.50 euros. The company’s key figures fell short of analysts’ forecasts. The board announced that it is proposing a share split, i.e splitting.

Kesko’s most traded share and the 10th most traded share on the stock exchange fell 4.8 percent to 20.84 euros. Asset manager EQ’s portfolio manager Anne Brusila reported the company’s results in Kauppalehti’s Talousaamu.

A mining company Sotkamo Silver was, along with Konecranes, the heaviest decliners on the stock exchange with a 12.6 percent crash to 0.49 euros. The stock has fluctuated wildly with the price of silver in recent days.

KH Group got a boost

Forestry company Forest Board the most traded share rose 8.6 percent to 2.98 euros. The company made a loss, but not as strong as expected. Forest companies rose more widely in Europe yesterday. UPM:n and Stora Enson the reviews were valid for investors.

Multidisciplinary company KH Group rose 4.7 percent to 0.58 euros.

Yesterday, KH Group raised its estimate of last year’s turnover and profit. At the same time, the company published preliminary information about its figures for the whole year.

At the end of last year, the conglomerate sold Indoor Group, which owns Asko and Sotka, at a “nominal price” and paid off Indoor’s loans. KH Koneet, which sells and rents earthmoving machinery, and NRG, which sells rescue vehicles, remained.

He became the CEO of KH Group Carl Haglund last year, when he didn’t even get to the bank Actian as CEO. Haglund justified the procedure with the Indoor Group In an interview with Valvopaperi in November.