Finland stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.34%

Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.34%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES), which rose 1.31% or 0.11 points to trade at 8.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB) added 1.28% or 0.24 points to end at 18.60 and Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI) was up 1.25% or 0.13 points to 10.56 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kojamo (HE:KOJAMO), which fell 1.30% or 0.13 points to trade at 9.89 at the close. UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM) declined 0.96% or 0.28 points to end at 29.00 and Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) was down 0.92% or 0.10 points to 10.76.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 93 to 81 and 15 ended unchanged.

Brent oil for November delivery was up 0.55% or 0.39 to $71.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.90% or 0.61 to hit $68.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 4.10 to trade at $2,528.70 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 101.54.