Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Basic Materials and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.34% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES), which rose 1.75% or 0.15 points to trade at 8.72 at the close. UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM) added 1.31% or 0.40 points to end at 30.98 and Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO) was up 1.26% or 0.51 points to 40.92 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE), which lost 1.18% or 0.25 points to trade at 20.90 in late trade. Valmet Oyj (HE:VALMT) declined 0.58% or 0.15 points to end at 25.75 and Kemira Oyj (HE:KEMIRA) shed 0.45% or 0.10 points to 22.08.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 95 to 77 and 17 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for November delivery was up 0.71% or 0.55 to $77.48 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.99% or 0.73 to hit $74.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 6.05 to trade at $2,533.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 101.61.