Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 2.07% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 7.94% or 0.326 points to trade at 4.432 at the close. Meanwhile, Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) added 4.08% or 0.2250 points to end at 5.7350 and YIT Oyj (HE:YTY1V) was up 3.42% or 0.23 points to 6.81 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV), which rose 0.74% or 0.26 points to trade at 35.48 at the close. Nordea Bank AB (publ) FDR (HE:NDA1V) added 0.84% or 0.075 points to end at 8.975 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) was up 1.03% or 0.38 points to 37.35.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 133 to 42 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.08% or 0.2250 to 5.7350.
Brent oil for November delivery was up 1.71% or 0.80 to $47.63 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.32% or 1.05 to hit $46.39 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 1.05% or 13.95 to trade at $1345.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.31% to 1.1225, while EUR/GBP fell 0.05% to 0.8581.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.28% at 95.19.