Finland stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 up 1.14%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 1.14%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA ), which rose 8.15% or 0.32 points to trade at 4.27 at the close. Meanwhile, Metso Oyj (HE:METSO ) added 3.33% or 0.30 points to end at 9.44 and Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V ) was up 1.86% or 0.06 points to 3.34 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA ), which fell 4.71% or 2.30 points to trade at 46.56 at the close. Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE ) declined 4.17% or 0.67 points to end at 15.29 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV ) was down 2.04% or 0.99 points to 47.53.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 88 to 76 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.15% or 0.32 to 4.27. Shares in Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE ) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.17% or 0.67 to 15.29.

Brent oil for December delivery was down 2.03% or 1.51 to $72.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.12% or 1.50 to hit $69.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.83% or 22.60 to trade at $2,730.10 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 103.42.

Source: Investing.com