Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.93%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Amer Sports Corporation (HEL:AMEAS), which rose 6.98% or 1.73 points to trade at 26.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Outokumpu Oyj (HEL:OUT1V) added 4.82% or 0.1960 points to end at 4.2660 and Huhtamaki Oyj (HEL:HUH1V) was up 2.83% or 0.90 points to 32.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were YIT Oyj (HEL:YTY1V), which fell 2.51% or 0.15 points to trade at 5.83 at the close. Konecranes Oyj (HEL:KCR1V) declined 0.89% or 0.25 points to end at 27.95 and Fortum Oyj (HEL:FUM1V) was down 0.76% or 0.12 points to 15.62.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 87 to 75 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Amer Sports Corporation (HEL:AMEAS) rose to all time highs; rising 6.98% or 1.73 to 26.52. Shares in Huhtamaki Oyj (HEL:HUH1V) rose to all time highs; rising 2.83% or 0.90 to 32.68.
Brent oil for September delivery was up 0.95% or 0.51 to $53.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.40% or 1.15 to hit $49.13 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.16% or 1.80 to trade at $1094.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.31% to 1.1026, while EUR/GBP fell 0.34% to 0.7059.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 96.95.