Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Utilities and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.82% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV), which rose 2.62% or 0.330 points to trade at 12.910 at the close. Meanwhile, Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V) added 2.53% or 0.68 points to end at 27.54 and UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM) was up 2.13% or 0.52 points to 24.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1), which fell 3.94% or 0.160 points to trade at 3.900 at the close. Metso Oyj (HE:METSO) declined 1.61% or 0.50 points to end at 30.61 and Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V) was down 1.49% or 0.170 points to 11.270.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 76 to 68 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.62% or 0.330 to 12.910.
Brent oil for December delivery was down 0.52% or 0.30 to $57.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.06% or 0.03 to hit $51.87 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 2.63 to trade at $1283.13 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.1755, while EUR/GBP fell 0.28% to 0.8907.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 93.72.