Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Telecoms and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.69% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Fortum Oyj (HE:FUM1V), which rose 4.07% or 0.57 points to trade at 14.58 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) added 2.56% or 0.2000 points to end at 8.0050 and Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) was up 2.29% or 0.95 points to 42.52 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE), which lost 1.35% or 0.50 points to trade at 36.49 in late trade. Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) declined 0.92% or 0.060 points to end at 6.435 and Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) shed 0.85% or 0.032 points to 3.712.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 74 to 61 and 19 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for February delivery was up 3.17% or 1.72 to $56.05 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 3.36% or 1.73 to hit $53.23 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.27% or 3.15 to trade at $1165.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.78% to 1.0638, while EUR/GBP fell 0.23% to 0.8382.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.60% at 100.99.