Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Telecoms and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which rose 1.90% or 0.82 points to trade at 43.91 at the close. Meanwhile, Nordea Bank AB (publ) FDR (HE:NDA1V) added 1.87% or 0.200 points to end at 10.880 and Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) was up 1.68% or 0.57 points to 34.47 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which fell 3.53% or 0.2950 points to trade at 8.0650 at the close. Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) declined 0.94% or 0.32 points to end at 33.90 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was down 0.49% or 0.21 points to 42.89.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 82 to 52 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.90% or 0.82 to 43.91. Shares in Nordea Bank AB (publ) FDR (HE:NDA1V) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.87% or 0.200 to 10.880.
Brent oil for March delivery was up 2.44% or 1.32 to $55.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.36% or 1.23 to hit $53.35 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.32% or 3.85 to trade at $1205.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.23% to 1.0689, while EUR/GBP rose 0.24% to 0.8660.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.16% at 100.94.