Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.33%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV), which rose 3.20% or 0.73 points to trade at 23.51 at the close. YIT Oyj (HE:YIT) added 1.70% or 0.09 points to end at 5.08 and Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) was up 1.07% or 0.100 points to 9.465 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which lost 1.31% or 0.086 points to trade at 6.460 in late trade. KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) declined 0.91% or 0.40 points to end at 43.68 and Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) shed 0.27% or 0.0140 points to 5.2160.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 86 to 62 and 15 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for September delivery was up 0.03% or 0.02 to $73.42 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.29% or 0.91 to hit $69.47 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 2.80 to trade at $1247.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.1682, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8835.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 94.48.