Finland stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.94%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.94% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB ), which rose 4.33% or 0.18 points to trade at 4.43 at the close. Meanwhile, Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM ) added 3.24% or 2.45 points to end at 78.05 and Valmet Oyj (HE:VALMT ) was up 2.82% or 0.70 points to 25.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V ), which fell 1.46% or 0.27 points to trade at 17.93 at the close. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES ) declined 1.09% or 0.08 points to end at 7.60 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV ) was down 0.39% or 0.19 points to 46.69.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 116 to 45 and 27 ended unchanged.

Brent oil for March delivery was down 0.11% or 0.09 to $81.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.18% or 0.14 to hit $77.71 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 7.36 to trade at $2,758.26 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.38% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 109.11.

Source: Investing.com