Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.54%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Konecranes Oyj (HE:KCR1V), which rose 17.86% or 3.68 points to trade at 24.28 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) added 3.74% or 0.1260 points to end at 3.4960 and Metso Oyj (HE:MEO1V) was up 2.50% or 0.50 points to 20.51 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS), which lost 1.51% or 0.39 points to trade at 25.50 in late trade. Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) declined 0.99% or 0.35 points to end at 34.96 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) shed 0.85% or 0.26 points to 30.32.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 87 to 84 and 16 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for July delivery was up 2.47% or 1.18 to $49.01 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 3.03% or 1.40 to hit $47.61 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.33% or 4.15 to trade at $1276.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.1333, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.7865.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.17% at 94.44.