Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.94%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV), which rose 3.58% or 0.565 points to trade at 16.330 at the close. DNA Oyj (HE:DNAO) added 2.64% or 0.5000 points to end at 19.4600 and Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) was up 2.06% or 0.118 points to 5.840 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS), which lost 2.14% or 0.76 points to trade at 34.78 in late trade. Metso Oyj (HE:METSO) declined 0.70% or 0.21 points to end at 29.70 and Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) shed 0.45% or 0.0240 points to 5.2940.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 83 to 56 and 22 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for November delivery was up 0.18% or 0.14 to $78.84 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.97% or 0.68 to hit $71.00 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.78% or 9.50 to trade at $1201.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.30% to 1.1742, while EUR/GBP rose 1.19% to 0.8981.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 93.85.