Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.32%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 3.56% or 0.136 points to trade at 3.960 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) added 2.77% or 0.1360 points to end at 5.0400 and YIT Oyj (HE:YTY1V) was up 2.64% or 0.17 points to 6.42 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1), which lost 1.63% or 0.066 points to trade at 3.986 in late trade. Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) declined 0.88% or 0.30 points to end at 33.64 and Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) shed 0.76% or 0.28 points to 36.60.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 93 to 86 and 18 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for November delivery was down 2.62% or 1.23 to $45.66 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.77% or 1.24 to hit $43.46 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.44% or 5.80 to trade at $1317.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.32% to 1.1193, while EUR/GBP fell 0.71% to 0.8433.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.34% at 95.68.