Finland Stock Market Overview

Finland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Utilities, Oil & Gas, and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.91%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were:
– Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM): +5.18% (0.69 points) to trade at 14.01
– Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE): +3.19% (0.43 points) to end at 13.77
– Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB): +2.48% (0.11 points) to 4.64

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V): -1.51% (0.28 points) to trade at 18.23
– Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV): -1.41% (0.83 points) to end at 58.00
– Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V): -0.67% (0.24 points) to 35.46

Market Insights

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 108 to 68, with 14 remaining unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Brent oil for January delivery was up 0.42% to $72.58 a barrel.
• Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.38% to $68.69 a barrel.
• Gold Futures for December fell 0.28% to $2,579.35 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.06.
• EUR/GBP remained steady at 0.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 106.49.