Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Industrials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Kesko Oyj B (HE:KESBV), which rose 4.17% or 1.59 points to trade at 39.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Valmt (HE:VALMT) added 1.38% or 0.18 points to end at 13.27 and Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) was up 1.31% or 0.48 points to 37.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1), which fell 0.56% or 0.022 points to trade at 3.908 at the close. Fortum Oyj (HE:FUM1V) declined 0.52% or 0.07 points to end at 13.35 and Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V) was down 0.33% or 0.09 points to 27.31.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 102 to 71 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Valmt (HE:VALMT) rose to all time highs; rising 1.38% or 0.18 to 13.27.
Brent oil for November delivery was up 2.31% or 1.06 to $46.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.54% or 0.67 to hit $44.25 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.40% or 5.25 to trade at $1320.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.08% to 1.1240, while EUR/GBP rose 0.07% to 0.8507.
The US Dollar Index was unchanged 0.00% at 95.33.