Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V), which rose 3.77% or 1.35 points to trade at 37.18 at the close. UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM) added 1.26% or 0.39 points to end at 31.40 and Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) was up 0.88% or 0.130 points to 14.850 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM), which lost 1.79% or 0.39 points to trade at 21.36 in late trade. Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) declined 1.48% or 0.120 points to end at 7.980 and Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) shed 0.86% or 0.036 points to 4.127.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 71 to 67 and 19 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for October delivery was down 3.64% or 2.72 to $71.93 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 3.86% or 2.67 to hit $66.50 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 0.70 to trade at $1217.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.03% to 1.1595, while EUR/GBP rose 0.50% to 0.9007.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 95.06.