Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Utilities, Oil & Gas and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.05%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM), which rose 4.19% or 0.68 points to trade at 16.90 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) added 1.47% or 0.1250 points to end at 8.6000 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) was up 1.16% or 0.60 points to 52.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which lost 1.88% or 0.125 points to trade at 6.540 in late trade. Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) declined 0.86% or 0.045 points to end at 5.170 and Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) shed 0.64% or 0.026 points to 4.032.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 83 to 55 and 15 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for November delivery was up 2.29% or 1.26 to $56.40 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.24% or 1.12 to hit $51.02 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 5.66 to trade at $1316.26 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.07% to 1.2002, while EUR/GBP fell 0.41% to 0.8847.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 91.50.