Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Utilities, Financials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 1.03%.
The biggest gainers 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. 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.
Biggest losers included Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB), which lost 4.34% or 1.98 points to trade at 43.64 in late trade. Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) declined 0.30% or 0.011 points to end at 3.640 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) shed 0.11% or 0.06 points to 55.54.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 91 to 49 and 15 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for June delivery was down 0.51% or 0.37 to $71.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.18% or 0.12 to hit $66.70 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.45% or 19.70 to trade at $1340.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.36% to 1.2322, while EUR/GBP fell 0.75% to 0.8658.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 89.51.