Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.58% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE), which rose 2.74% or 1.04 points to trade at 38.99 at the close. Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) added 1.37% or 0.53 points to end at 39.09 and Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) was up 1.31% or 0.52 points to 40.28 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Metso Oyj (HE:METSO), which lost 1.22% or 0.38 points to trade at 30.87 in late trade. Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) declined 0.52% or 0.035 points to end at 6.650 and Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) shed 0.17% or 0.0150 points to 8.8400.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 79 to 62 and 15 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for December delivery was up 0.47% or 0.26 to $55.88 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.71% or 0.35 to hit $49.64 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.81% or 10.30 to trade at $1285.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.1748, while EUR/GBP fell 0.46% to 0.8933.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 93.51.