Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.52% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which rose 3.63% or 1.47 points to trade at 41.98 at the close. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) added 1.88% or 0.63 points to end at 34.21 and Konecranes Oyj (HE:KCR1V) was up 1.77% or 0.47 points to 27.07 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMAS), which lost 1.40% or 0.54 points to trade at 37.96 in late trade. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) declined 1.01% or 0.0550 points to end at 5.3850 and Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) shed 0.30% or 0.012 points to 4.042.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 104 to 70 and 17 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for October delivery was up 4.90% or 2.16 to $46.21 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 4.89% or 2.04 to hit $43.75 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.00% or 0.05 to trade at $1351.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.18% to 1.1159, while EUR/GBP rose 0.21% to 0.8610.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.13% at 95.71.