Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Oil & Gas and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.49%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE), which rose 1.43% or 0.25 points to trade at 17.78 at the close. Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) added 1.38% or 0.20 points to end at 14.31 and Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) was up 1.09% or 0.14 points to 12.94 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM), which lost 1.00% or 0.80 points to trade at 78.95 in late trade. Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) declined 0.89% or 0.40 points to end at 44.74 and Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES) shed 0.71% or 0.06 points to 7.82.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 85 to 78 and 24 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for September delivery was up 0.18% or 0.16 to $87.50 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.07% or 0.06 to hit $83.94 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 3.10 to trade at $2,366.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 104.81.