Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Utilities, Healthcare and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.50%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV), which rose 3.09% or 0.71 points to trade at 23.68 at the close. Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB) added 2.88% or 1.52 points to end at 54.38 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) was up 2.37% or 0.64 points to 27.65 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which lost 5.28% or 2.24 points to trade at 40.18 in late trade. Tieto Oyj (HE:TIETO) declined 0.96% or 0.26 points to end at 26.76 and Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) shed 0.33% or 0.11 points to 33.45.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 86 to 60 and 13 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for September delivery was down 0.26% or 0.20 to $77.19 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.15% or 0.84 to hit $73.78 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 3.50 to trade at $1255.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.38% to 1.1734, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.8844.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 93.81.