Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.60%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V), which rose 3.22% or 1.04 points to trade at 33.34 at the close. Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) added 1.88% or 0.075 points to end at 4.068 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) was up 1.78% or 0.48 points to 27.45 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V), which lost 1.74% or 0.61 points to trade at 34.54 in late trade. Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) declined 1.02% or 0.37 points to end at 35.80 and Metso Oyj (HE:METSO) shed 0.84% or 0.25 points to 29.65.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 81 to 65 and 14 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for August delivery was up 2.85% or 2.15 to $77.64 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 2.53% or 1.69 to hit $68.42 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 2.40 to trade at $1301.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 1.04% to 1.1656, while EUR/GBP rose 0.80% to 0.8777.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.78% at 94.07.