Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV), which rose 3.50% or 1.10 points to trade at 32.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO) added 1.89% or 0.88 points to end at 47.55 and Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) was up 1.41% or 0.76 points to 54.58 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM), which fell 1.44% or 0.39 points to trade at 26.72 at the close. KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) declined 1.31% or 0.59 points to end at 44.30 and Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) was down 1.17% or 0.090 points to 7.580.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 90 to 57 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.89% or 0.88 to 47.55.
Brent oil for March delivery was up 0.01% or 0.01 to $69.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.20% or 0.13 to hit $63.86 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 1.90 to trade at $1335.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.21% to 1.2235, while EUR/GBP fell 0.46% to 0.8847.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 90.33.