Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Financials and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 1.20%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V), which rose 4.44% or 2.35 points to trade at 55.30 at the close. Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) added 3.05% or 0.350 points to end at 11.840 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) was up 2.76% or 1.50 points to 55.85 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV), which lost 1.92% or 1.10 points to trade at 56.05 in late trade. Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) declined 1.79% or 0.110 points to end at 6.025 and Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) shed 1.34% or 0.0900 points to 6.6050.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 71 to 64 and 17 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for August delivery was up 0.87% or 0.41 to $47.33 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.63% or 0.28 to hit $44.74 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 1.89 to trade at $1256.49 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.39% to 1.1189, while EUR/GBP rose 0.17% to 0.8751.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 97.19.