Finland Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, driven by gains in the Consumer Services, Industrials, and Basic Materials sectors.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose by 0.12%.

Best Performers

The top performers on the OMX Helsinki 25 included:
– Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV): up 4.55% (2.43 points) to trade at 55.84.
– Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V): gained 2.64% (0.46 points) to close at 17.91.
– Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V): increased by 2.54% (0.08 points) to finish at 3.39.

Worst Performers

The worst performers were:
– Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM): down 2.21% (0.31 points) to trade at 13.71.
– Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM): fell by 1.81% (1.30 points) to end at 70.60.
– Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV): decreased by 1.81% (0.79 points) to 42.96.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing stocks on the Helsinki Stock Exchange with 85 declines vs. 83 advances; 21 stocks ended unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Brent oil: up 1.50% to $73.27 a barrel (February delivery).
• Crude oil: rose 1.98% to $69.95 a barrel (January delivery).
• Gold Futures: increased 1.28% to $2,753.19 a troy ounce (February contract).

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.05 (+0.17%).
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.82 (+0.10%).
• US Dollar Index Futures: up 0.13% at 106.22.