Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Utilities and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.74%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V), which rose 2.67% or 0.89 points to trade at 34.17 at the close. Meanwhile, Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) added 2.18% or 0.56 points to end at 26.27 and Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) was up 1.69% or 0.34 points to 20.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which fell 1.95% or 0.88 points to trade at 44.28 at the close. Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) declined 0.83% or 0.15 points to end at 18.49 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) was down 0.79% or 0.22 points to 27.68.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 76 to 70 and 16 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for August delivery was down 1.30% or 1.00 to $75.79 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.19% or 0.78 to hit $65.03 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 1.80 to trade at $1297.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.1684, while EUR/GBP rose 0.49% to 0.8780.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 94.07.