Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.74% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE), which rose 2.86% or 1.96 points to trade at 70.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) added 1.97% or 0.65 points to end at 33.61 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) was up 1.68% or 0.44 points to 26.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV), which fell 0.80% or 0.22 points to trade at 27.41 at the close. Valmt (HE:VALMT) declined 0.68% or 0.11 points to end at 16.10 and Tieto Oyj (HE:TIETO) was down 0.60% or 0.18 points to 29.82.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 98 to 48 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) rose to all time highs; up 2.86% or 1.96 to 70.40. Shares in Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.68% or 0.44 to 26.68.
Brent oil for July delivery was up 0.41% or 0.32 to $78.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.85% or 0.61 to hit $71.98 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 2.90 to trade at $1288.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.01% to 1.1770, while EUR/GBP rose 0.43% to 0.8777.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 93.61.