Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Utilities and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 2.39%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which rose 5.71% or 1.94 points to trade at 35.94 at the close. Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) added 5.59% or 0.186 points to end at 3.511 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) was up 5.47% or 1.81 points to 34.88 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO), which added 0.56% or 0.22 points to trade at 39.65 in late trade. Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) added 0.74% or 0.030 points to end at 4.099 and Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB) gained 0.97% or 0.50 points to 51.96.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 106 to 47 and 15 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for February delivery was up 2.62% or 1.56 to $61.02 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 3.06% or 1.56 to hit $52.49 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.08% or 13.20 to trade at $1239.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.38% to 1.1360, while EUR/GBP rose 0.45% to 0.8911.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 96.812.