Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Helsinki Basic Materials, Helsinki Oil & Gas and OMX Helsinki Consumer Services PI sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.39%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV), which rose 3.19% or 0.33 points to trade at 10.68 at the close. UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM) added 2.74% or 0.77 points to end at 28.91 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) was up 2.07% or 1.13 points to 55.84 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA), which fell 5.98% or 3.95 points to trade at 62.05 in late trade. TietoEVRY Corp (HE:TIETO) declined 5.97% or 1.13 points to end at 17.79 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) down 5.50% or 2.57 points to 44.15.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 86 to 77 and 24 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
Shares in Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) rose to all time highs; rising 2.07% or 1.13 to 55.84.
Brent oil for December delivery was up 1.95% or 1.45 to $75.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.02% or 1.42 to hit $71.61 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.04% or 1.15 to trade at $2,750.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.13% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 104.05.