Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.23% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 4.23% or 0.272 points to trade at 6.704 at the close. Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) added 2.48% or 0.370 points to end at 15.290 and DNA Oyj (HE:DNAO) was up 2.14% or 0.3900 points to 18.5800 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which lost 1.54% or 0.0800 points to trade at 5.1220 in late trade. Valmt (HE:VALMT) declined 1.31% or 0.25 points to end at 18.85 and KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) shed 1.27% or 0.59 points to 45.97.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 73 to 72 and 18 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for October delivery was down 0.12% or 0.09 to $74.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.28% or 0.19 to hit $67.67 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.74% or 8.90 to trade at $1194.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.35% to 1.1554, while EUR/GBP rose 0.36% to 0.9014.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 95.46.