Finland stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.10%

Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas , Consumer Services and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.10%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE ), which rose 2.06% or 0.34 points to trade at 16.81 at the close. Meanwhile, Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI ) added 0.97% or 0.10 points to end at 10.45 and Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA ) was up 0.82% or 0.55 points to 67.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV ), which fell 3.18% or 1.56 points to trade at 47.46 at the close. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES ) declined 2.38% or 0.21 points to end at 8.46 and Kojamo (HE:KOJAMO ) was down 2.10% or 0.22 points to 10.26.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 98 to 59 and 31 ended unchanged.

Brent oil for December delivery was up 0.07% or 0.05 to $73.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $69.89 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.71% or 19.10 to trade at $2,671.20 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 101.29.

Source: Investing.com