Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.76%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 3.26% or 0.165 points to trade at 5.220 at the close. Meanwhile, Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) added 3.00% or 0.310 points to end at 10.660 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) was up 2.86% or 0.95 points to 34.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V), which fell 0.76% or 0.26 points to trade at 33.90 at the close. Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) declined 0.57% or 0.022 points to end at 3.840 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) was down 0.55% or 0.14 points to 25.09.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 82 to 58 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.00% or 0.310 to 10.660.
Brent oil for March delivery was up 0.19% or 0.10 to $54.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.08% or 0.04 to hit $51.12 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 1.04% or 12.65 to trade at $1199.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.03% to 1.0627, while EUR/GBP fell 0.37% to 0.8639.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 101.46.