Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM), which rose 4.12% or 2.75 points to trade at 69.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) added 3.40% or 0.32 points to end at 9.62 and Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) was up 2.78% or 0.12 points to 4.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV), which fell 0.88% or 0.43 points to trade at 48.63 at the close. Kemira Oyj (HE:KEMIRA) declined 0.58% or 0.11 points to end at 18.86 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) was down 0.46% or 0.25 points to 53.65.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 102 to 66 and 21 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for February delivery was down 2.83% or 2.11 to $72.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 3.06% or 2.18 to hit $69.06 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 2.90% or 79.40 to trade at $2,657.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.59% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.29% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 107.00.