Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Services and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were YIT Oyj (HE:YTY1V), which rose 2.73% or 0.17 points to trade at 6.21 at the close. Meanwhile, Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) added 2.39% or 0.1750 points to end at 7.5100 and Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) was up 1.92% or 0.73 points to 38.73 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA), which fell 3.67% or 1.27 points to trade at 33.32 at the close. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) declined 1.17% or 0.43 points to end at 36.19 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was down 1.06% or 0.32 points to 29.98.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 75 to 71 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.06% or 0.32 to 29.98.
Brent oil for February delivery was up 1.70% or 1.08 to $64.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.70% or 0.40 to hit $57.76 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.40 to trade at $1247.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.1793, while EUR/GBP rose 0.44% to 0.8831.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 93.80.