Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.66%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM), which rose 16.47% or 12.65 points to trade at 89.45 at the close. Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) added 4.31% or 1.88 points to end at 45.50 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was up 2.11% or 0.91 points to 43.99 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kojamo (HE:KOJAMO), which lost 1.76% or 0.17 points to trade at 9.49 in late trade. Metso Oyj (HE:METSO) declined 0.88% or 0.08 points to end at 8.52 and Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES) shed 0.85% or 0.07 points to 7.98.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 83 to 79 and 22 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for October delivery was up 0.46% or 0.36 to $78.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.86% or 0.65 to hit $75.88 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.06% or 25.90 to trade at $2,458.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.46% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 103.06.