Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA), which rose 2.91% or 0.132 points to trade at 4.670 at the close. Meanwhile, Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) added 1.38% or 0.42 points to end at 30.79 and Nordea Bank AB (publ) FDR (HE:NDA1V) was up 0.97% or 0.080 points to 8.300 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV), which fell 2.05% or 0.150 points to trade at 7.160 at the close. Konecranes Oyj (HE:KCR1V) declined 1.97% or 0.46 points to end at 22.92 and Metso Oyj (HE:MEO1V) was down 0.92% or 0.19 points to 20.46.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 95 to 73 and 16 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for July delivery was up 0.77% or 0.38 to $49.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.06% or 0.51 to hit $48.82 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.27% or 3.45 to trade at $1273.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.34% to 1.1275, while EUR/GBP fell 1.35% to 0.7717.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.19% at 94.73.