Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 2.06% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V), which rose 5.26% or 1.27 points to trade at 25.40 at the close. Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) added 5.05% or 0.380 points to end at 7.910 and KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) was up 4.81% or 1.95 points to 42.49 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nordea Bank AB (publ) FDR (HE:NDA1V), which lost 0.10% or 0.010 points to trade at 9.755 in late trade. Kesko Oyj B (HE:KESBV) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 38.23 and TeliaSonera AB (HE:TLS1V) gained 0.13% or 0.006 points to 4.572.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 143 to 38 and 10 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for May delivery was down 2.23% or 0.90 to $39.49 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 3.61% or 1.39 to hit $37.11 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 1.11% or 14.00 to trade at $1245.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.47% to 1.1096, while EUR/GBP fell 0.01% to 0.7751.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.40% at 96.61.