Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.75% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA), which rose 5.75% or 0.312 points to trade at 5.742 at the close. Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) added 3.78% or 1.05 points to end at 28.84 and Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) was up 2.58% or 0.76 points to 30.26 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1), which lost 5.05% or 0.205 points to trade at 3.851 in late trade. Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) declined 2.25% or 0.46 points to end at 19.75 and Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB) shed 1.47% or 0.76 points to 50.80.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 104 to 44 and 21 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for March delivery was up 0.75% or 0.46 to $61.55 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.00% or 0.53 to hit $53.66 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.35% or 17.25 to trade at $1297.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.94% to 1.1411, while EUR/GBP rose 0.17% to 0.8666.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.79% at 95.537.