Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 1.11%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE), which rose 5.30% or 2.44 points to trade at 48.44 at the close. Meanwhile, Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) added 2.65% or 0.350 points to end at 13.570 and Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) was up 2.50% or 1.40 points to 57.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which fell 6.64% or 3.65 points to trade at 51.35 at the close. YIT Oyj (HE:YTY1V) declined 5.52% or 0.39 points to end at 6.58 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) was down 0.87% or 0.19 points to 21.54.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 77 to 69 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.30% or 2.44 to 48.44. Shares in Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.65% or 0.350 to 13.570.
Brent oil for December delivery was up 1.50% or 0.89 to $60.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.01% or 1.06 to hit $53.70 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 2.28 to trade at $1271.88 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.58% to 1.1584, while EUR/GBP fell 0.24% to 0.8832.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 94.92.