Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.47%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Valmt (HE:VALMT), which rose 2.59% or 0.41 points to trade at 16.22 at the close. Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB) added 2.51% or 1.26 points to end at 51.36 and Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) was up 2.09% or 0.73 points to 35.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V), which lost 1.66% or 0.54 points to trade at 32.00 in late trade. Tieto Oyj (HE:TIETO) declined 0.63% or 0.18 points to end at 28.56 and Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) shed 0.63% or 0.12 points to 19.88.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 91 to 51 and 17 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for August delivery was down 1.15% or 0.86 to $74.22 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.28% or 0.18 to hit $65.08 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.26% or 3.30 to trade at $1275.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.1590, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8784.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 94.66.