Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Utilities, Financials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 1.03%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Metso Oyj (HE:METSO), which rose 3.57% or 0.89 points to trade at 25.81 at the close. Meanwhile, Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) added 2.32% or 0.40 points to end at 17.63 and Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) was up 2.22% or 0.74 points to 34.11 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB), which fell 4.34% or 1.98 points to trade at 43.64 at the close. Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) declined 0.30% or 0.011 points to end at 3.640 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) was down 0.11% or 0.06 points to 55.54.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 91 to 49 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.30% or 0.011 to 3.640.
Brent oil for June delivery was down 0.50% or 0.36 to $71.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.16% or 0.11 to hit $66.71 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.46% or 19.80 to trade at $1340.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.37% to 1.2321, while EUR/GBP fell 0.75% to 0.8658.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 89.52.