** Shares in Finnish utility Fortum FORTUM.HE fall around 3.7% as it posted Q2 quarterly earnings below estimates and said results were affected by lower electricity market prices and generation volumes compared to a year earlier
** Its comparable operating profit fell to 115 million euros ($134.21 million), missing Vara Research mean estimate of 133.4 million
** Fortum is a bottom mover on the Helsinki blue-chip index .OMXH25 , shares on track for its worst day since April 2025, if losses hold
(Reporting by Elviira Luoma)
((Elviira.luoma@thomsonreuters.com))