Finland stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.55%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.55%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES ), which rose 2.59% or 0.22 points to trade at 8.64 at the close. Meanwhile, Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA ) added 2.46% or 0.10 points to end at 4.08 and Metso Oyj (HE:METSO ) was up 1.23% or 0.12 points to 9.51 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V ), which fell 2.37% or 0.08 points to trade at 3.41 at the close. Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI ) declined 0.62% or 0.07 points to end at 10.38 and Kojamo (HE:KOJAMO ) was down 0.57% or 0.06 points to 9.61.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 109 to 60 and 20 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.46% or 0.10 to 4.08.

Brent oil for December delivery was down 0.60% or 0.46 to $76.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.35% or 0.26 to hit $73.31 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 3.00 to trade at $2,632.40 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 102.61.

Source: Investing.com