Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.41% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were YIT Oyj (HE:YTY1V), which rose 2.18% or 0.14 points to trade at 6.80 at the close. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) added 2.17% or 0.71 points to end at 33.47 and Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V) was up 1.58% or 0.40 points to 25.71 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV), which lost 1.32% or 0.49 points to trade at 36.58 in late trade. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) declined 1.07% or 0.0500 points to end at 4.6380 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) shed 0.96% or 0.31 points to 31.96.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 117 to 55 and 19 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for September delivery was up 1.97% or 0.91 to $47.17 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.79% or 0.80 to hit $45.55 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.95% or 12.75 to trade at $1330.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.24% to 1.1117, while EUR/GBP fell 1.29% to 0.8335.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.28% at 96.09.