Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 1.09%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV), which rose 2.68% or 0.81 points to trade at 31.04 at the close. Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) added 2.54% or 0.360 points to end at 14.525 and Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) was up 1.96% or 0.155 points to 8.075 in late trade.
Biggest losers included DNA Oyj (HE:DNAO), which lost 1.50% or 0.2700 points to trade at 17.7600 in late trade. Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) declined 1.12% or 0.072 points to end at 6.346 and Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) shed 0.32% or 0.013 points to 4.014.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 83 to 62 and 14 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for October delivery was up 0.64% or 0.46 to $72.29 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.32% or 0.21 to hit $65.42 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.00% or 11.90 to trade at $1196.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.1463, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8966.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 95.84.