Finland stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.79%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.79%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM ), which rose 2.79% or 0.83 points to trade at 30.58 at the close. Meanwhile, Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE ) added 2.46% or 0.42 points to end at 17.26 and Metso Oyj (HE:METSO ) was up 2.17% or 0.21 points to 9.69 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV ), which fell 1.03% or 0.54 points to trade at 52.00 at the close. Kojamo (HE:KOJAMO ) declined 0.59% or 0.06 points to end at 10.19 and Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM ) was down 0.44% or 0.40 points to 90.75.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 101 to 66 and 19 ended unchanged.

Brent oil for December delivery was up 1.35% or 1.05 to $78.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.55% or 1.14 to hit $74.85 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 5.55 to trade at $2,673.65 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.64% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.47% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.60% at 102.36.

Source: Investing.com