Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 1.89%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV), which rose 4.39% or 0.500 points to trade at 11.900 at the close. Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V) added 4.27% or 1.15 points to end at 28.08 and Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) was up 4.09% or 1.55 points to 39.46 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.0000 points to trade at 7.2350 in late trade. Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB) added 0.02% or 0.01 points to end at 43.74 and Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) gained 0.05% or 0.02 points to 37.71.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 101 to 32 and 19 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for September delivery was up 0.90% or 0.43 to $47.95 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.38% or 0.62 to hit $45.66 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.46% or 5.62 to trade at $1220.32 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.48% to 1.1411, while EUR/GBP fell 0.82% to 0.8853.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 95.54.