Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 1.09% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA), which rose 2.66% or 0.150 points to trade at 5.795 at the close. Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) added 2.12% or 0.30 points to end at 14.48 and Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA) was up 2.11% or 0.73 points to 35.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V), which lost 0.55% or 0.16 points to trade at 28.90 in late trade. KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) declined 0.23% or 0.10 points to end at 44.01 and Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V) gained 0.17% or 0.020 points to 11.450.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 102 to 34 and 17 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for August delivery was up 0.81% or 0.41 to $51.17 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.22% or 0.59 to hit $48.91 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.67% or 8.48 to trade at $1263.52 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.28% to 1.1212, while EUR/GBP fell 0.26% to 0.8701.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 97.15.