Finland stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.54%

Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology , Consumer Services and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.54%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM ), which rose 4.12% or 2.75 points to trade at 69.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV ) added 3.40% or 0.32 points to end at 9.62 and Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB ) was up 2.78% or 0.12 points to 4.51 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV ), which fell 0.88% or 0.43 points to trade at 48.63 at the close. Kemira Oyj (HE:KEMIRA ) declined 0.58% or 0.11 points to end at 18.86 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV ) was down 0.46% or 0.25 points to 53.65.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 102 to 66 and 21 ended unchanged.

Brent oil for February delivery was down 2.83% or 2.11 to $72.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 3.06% or 2.18 to hit $69.06 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 2.90% or 79.40 to trade at $2,657.80 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was up 0.59% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.29% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 107.00.

Source: Investing.com