Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which rose 3.24% or 0.1520 points to trade at 4.8400 at the close. Meanwhile, Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) added 2.85% or 0.158 points to end at 5.710 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) was up 1.67% or 0.64 points to 38.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V), which fell 2.22% or 0.62 points to trade at 27.28 at the close. Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) declined 1.10% or 0.051 points to end at 4.581 and Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) was down 1.02% or 0.23 points to 22.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 82 to 60 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.22% or 0.62 to 27.28.
Brent oil for November delivery was up 0.83% or 0.66 to $79.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.89% or 1.31 to hit $70.56 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 7.40 to trade at $1209.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.1627, while EUR/GBP rose 0.15% to 0.8918.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 94.83.