Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.54%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Valmt (HE:VALMT), which rose 3.90% or 0.53 points to trade at 14.12 at the close. Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) added 2.75% or 1.14 points to end at 42.55 and Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) was up 1.92% or 0.095 points to 5.055 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V), which lost 2.09% or 0.74 points to trade at 34.65 in late trade. Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) declined 0.67% or 0.026 points to end at 3.862 and Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) shed 0.23% or 0.015 points to 6.575.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 72 to 63 and 18 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for March delivery was down 1.69% or 0.94 to $54.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.73% or 0.91 to hit $51.57 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.05% or 0.55 to trade at $1213.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.0684, while EUR/GBP rose 0.56% to 0.8677.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.47% at 100.73.