Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV), which rose 5.72% or 2.27 points to trade at 41.99 at the close. Meanwhile, Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) added 1.10% or 0.070 points to end at 6.460 and Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO) was up 0.97% or 0.42 points to 43.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA), which fell 1.78% or 0.66 points to trade at 36.47 at the close. Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) declined 1.49% or 0.74 points to end at 48.90 and Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) was down 1.39% or 0.50 points to 35.58.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 72 to 59 and 16 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for November delivery was up 1.26% or 0.67 to $54.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.11% or 0.54 to hit $49.20 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.55 to trade at $1342.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.1930, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.9135.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 92.08.