Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.33%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA), which rose 2.50% or 0.108 points to trade at 4.430 at the close. Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) added 1.90% or 0.135 points to end at 7.225 and Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) was up 1.78% or 0.1450 points to 8.2950 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA), which lost 1.15% or 0.46 points to trade at 39.44 in late trade. Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) declined 1.05% or 0.60 points to end at 56.70 and YIT Oyj (HE:YTY1V) shed 0.91% or 0.06 points to 6.51.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 77 to 64 and 17 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for January delivery was up 2.92% or 1.81 to $63.88 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.61% or 1.45 to hit $57.09 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.07% or 13.63 to trade at $1282.83 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.1606, while EUR/GBP fell 0.57% to 0.8826.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 94.69.