Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA), which rose 3.98% or 0.154 points to trade at 4.028 at the close. Meanwhile, Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) added 2.20% or 0.150 points to end at 6.975 and Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V) was up 1.38% or 0.140 points to 10.280 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS), which fell 2.49% or 0.58 points to trade at 22.68 at the close. Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) declined 1.75% or 0.63 points to end at 35.28 and Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) was down 1.31% or 0.22 points to 16.53.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 70 to 70 and 18 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for February delivery was up 0.26% or 0.17 to $64.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.38% or 0.22 to hit $58.31 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 1.50 to trade at $1271.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.01% to 1.1871, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.8876.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 92.86.