Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which rose 2.69% or 0.09 points to trade at 3.47 at the close. Meanwhile, Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) added 1.91% or 0.24 points to end at 12.82 and KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) was up 1.81% or 0.84 points to 47.33 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Valmet Oyj (HE:VALMT), which fell 1.83% or 0.50 points to trade at 26.75 at the close. Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM) declined 1.18% or 0.95 points to end at 79.85 and Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA) was down 0.75% or 0.32 points to 42.14.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 101 to 70 and 15 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for September delivery was up 0.23% or 0.20 to $86.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.24% or 0.20 to hit $83.01 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.68% or 39.15 to trade at $2,372.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.50% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.48% at 104.90.