Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.64% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which rose 7.31% or 0.6850 points to trade at 10.0500 at the close. Meanwhile, Metso Oyj (HE:METSO) added 2.01% or 0.56 points to end at 28.45 and Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) was up 1.66% or 0.180 points to 11.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS), which fell 0.98% or 0.22 points to trade at 22.25 at the close. Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V) declined 0.88% or 0.23 points to end at 25.96 and YIT Oyj (HE:YTY1V) was down 0.60% or 0.04 points to 6.68.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 82 to 53 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 7.31% or 0.6850 to 10.0500.
Brent oil for May delivery was up 1.10% or 0.56 to $51.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.51% or 0.72 to hit $48.44 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 1.85 to trade at $1200.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.30% to 1.0636, while EUR/GBP fell 0.18% to 0.8710.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 101.33.