Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.15%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB), which rose 1.67% or 0.085 points to trade at 5.175 at the close. Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V) added 1.56% or 0.41 points to end at 26.76 and Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMAS) was up 0.80% or 0.30 points to 37.87 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1), which lost 0.96% or 0.040 points to trade at 4.128 in late trade. Kesko Oyj B (HE:KESBV) declined 0.91% or 0.37 points to end at 40.47 and Nordea Bank AB (publ) FDR (HE:NDA1V) shed 0.30% or 0.025 points to 8.300.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 102 to 70 and 24 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for October delivery was up 2.38% or 1.12 to $48.09 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.38% or 1.06 to hit $45.55 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.30% or 4.05 to trade at $1347.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.29% to 1.1193, while EUR/GBP rose 0.57% to 0.8693.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.16% at 95.53.