Finland Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, with gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Services, and Basic Materials sectors leading the rise.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.55%.

Best Performers

The top performers on the OMX Helsinki 25 included:
– Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES): +2.59% (0.22 points) to trade at 8.64.
– Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA): +2.46% (0.10 points) to end at 4.08.
– Metso Oyj (HE:METSO): +1.23% (0.12 points) to close at 9.51.

Worst Performers

The weakest stocks of the session were:
– Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V): -2.37% (-0.08 points) to trade at 3.41.
– Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI): -0.62% (-0.07 points) to end at 10.38.
– Kojamo (HE:KOJAMO): -0.57% (-0.06 points) to close at 9.61.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by a count of 109 to 60, with 20 remaining unchanged.

Shares in Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) reached 52-week highs, rising 2.46% (0.10) to 4.08.

Commodity Prices

• Brent Oil for December delivery fell 0.60% (-0.46) to $76.72 a barrel.
• Crude Oil for November delivery declined 0.35% (-0.26) to $73.31 a barrel.
• Gold Futures for December dropped 0.11% (-3.00) to $2,632.40 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD remained unchanged at 1.09.
• EUR/GBP was also stable at 0.84.
• US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.30% to 102.61.