Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Helsinki Financials, OMX Helsinki Consumer Services PI and Helsinki Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.82%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI), which rose 2.60% or 0.28 points to trade at 11.05 at the close. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES) added 2.49% or 0.19 points to end at 7.81 and Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) was up 2.46% or 0.43 points to 17.94 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE), which fell 4.02% or 0.59 points to trade at 14.09 in late trade. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) declined 1.46% or 0.05 points to end at 3.24 and Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) down 0.83% or 0.30 points to 35.74.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 116 to 53 and 20 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
Shares in Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.02% or 0.59 to 14.09.
Brent oil for January delivery was up 0.96% or 0.70 to $73.51 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.98% or 0.68 to hit $69.94 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 2.65 to trade at $2,751.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP fell 0.72% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 104.09.