Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Valmt (HE:VALMT), which rose 2.59% or 0.41 points to trade at 16.22 at the close. Meanwhile, Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB) added 2.51% or 1.26 points to end at 51.36 and Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) was up 2.09% or 0.73 points to 35.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V), which fell 1.66% or 0.54 points to trade at 32.00 at the close. Tieto Oyj (HE:TIETO) declined 0.63% or 0.18 points to end at 28.56 and Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) was down 0.63% or 0.12 points to 19.88.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 91 to 51 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.51% or 1.26 to 51.36.
Brent oil for August delivery was down 1.25% or 0.94 to $74.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.15% or 0.10 to hit $65.00 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 3.40 to trade at $1275.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.1590, while EUR/GBP fell 0.13% to 0.8785.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 94.67.