Finland stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.41%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.41%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Kojamo (HE:KOJAMO ), which rose 2.69% or 0.28 points to trade at 10.67 at the close. Meanwhile, Mandatum Oyj (HE:MANTA ) added 2.40% or 0.10 points to end at 4.35 and KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV ) was up 1.86% or 0.90 points to 49.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE ), which fell 1.61% or 0.27 points to trade at 16.45 at the close. Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V ) declined 1.32% or 0.46 points to end at 34.44 and Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB ) was down 1.30% or 0.08 points to 6.08.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 83 to 77 and 29 ended unchanged.

Brent oil for December delivery was down 1.18% or 0.87 to $72.82 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.45% or 1.03 to hit $69.97 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 7.70 to trade at $2,653.90 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.29% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.55% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 100.52.

Source: Investing.com