Finland stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.09%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.09%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA ), which rose 2.79% or 1.70 points to trade at 62.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES ) added 1.69% or 0.14 points to end at 8.56 and Kemira Oyj (HE:KEMIRA ) was up 1.41% or 0.30 points to 21.62 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO ), which fell 2.39% or 1.01 points to trade at 41.29 at the close. Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM ) declined 1.03% or 0.90 points to end at 86.85 and Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI ) was down 0.81% or 0.09 points to 10.47.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 87 to 78 and 22 ended unchanged.

Brent oil for November delivery was down 0.80% or 0.59 to $73.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.79% or 0.55 to hit $69.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 4.15 to trade at $2,596.55 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.27% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 100.61.

Source: Investing.com