Finland stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 up 1.67%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 1.67% to hit a new 52-week high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Valmet Oyj (HE:VALMT ), which rose 5.95% or 1.68 points to trade at 29.91 at the close. Meanwhile, Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV ) added 5.73% or 2.92 points to end at 53.89 and Metso Oyj (HE:METSO ) was up 5.07% or 0.45 points to 9.32 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV ), which fell 0.64% or 0.32 points to trade at 49.45 at the close. Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB ) declined 0.32% or 0.02 points to end at 6.22 and Kemira Oyj (HE:KEMIRA ) was 0.00% or 0.00 points to 22.06.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 102 to 63 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in Valmet Oyj (HE:VALMT ) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.95% or 1.68 to 29.91. Shares in Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV ) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.73% or 2.92 to 53.89.

Brent oil for December delivery was down 1.80% or 1.31 to $71.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.01% or 1.40 to hit $68.29 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.36% or 9.55 to trade at $2,694.25 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.44% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.34% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 100.22.

Source: Investing.com