Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 2.41% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA), which rose 11.71% or 0.454 points to trade at 4.331 at the close. Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB) added 5.75% or 2.70 points to end at 49.65 and Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA) was up 4.58% or 1.57 points to 35.83 in late trade.
Biggest losers included YIT Oyj (HE:YIT), which lost 1.74% or 0.12 points to trade at 6.50 in late trade. Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) declined 0.87% or 0.060 points to end at 6.876 and Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) shed 0.67% or 0.0460 points to 6.8540.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 77 to 67 and 12 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for April delivery was up 0.75% or 0.52 to $69.41 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.14% or 0.74 to hit $65.47 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 2.60 to trade at $1345.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.58% to 1.2485, while EUR/GBP rose 0.16% to 0.8761.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 88.61.