Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.47% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which rose 3.47% or 1.85 points to trade at 55.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) added 1.92% or 0.40 points to end at 21.27 and Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB) was up 1.70% or 0.79 points to 47.39 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE), which fell 1.28% or 0.46 points to trade at 35.44 at the close. Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V) declined 0.79% or 0.090 points to end at 11.360 and Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) was down 0.68% or 0.028 points to 4.084.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 83 to 46 and 24 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for August delivery was down 0.71% or 0.36 to $50.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.79% or 0.38 to hit $47.98 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.72% or 9.12 to trade at $1276.12 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.49% to 1.1268, while EUR/GBP rose 0.51% to 0.8748.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.45% at 96.72.