Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 1.41%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 11.40% or 0.350 points to trade at 3.420 at the close. Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) added 6.99% or 1.62 points to end at 24.79 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) was up 5.64% or 1.96 points to 36.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V), which lost 10.00% or 3.12 points to trade at 28.08 in late trade. Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) declined 2.19% or 0.68 points to end at 30.40 and Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI) shed 0.13% or 0.010 points to 7.698.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 101 to 48 and 15 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for January delivery was up 0.24% or 0.18 to $76.09 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.18% or 0.12 to hit $66.30 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.47% or 5.70 to trade at $1216.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.1317, while EUR/GBP fell 0.64% to 0.8871.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 96.87.