Finland Stock Market Update

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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.87%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 included:
– Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA): +2.61% or +1.14 points to trade at 44.78 at the close.
– Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V): +2.49% or +0.50 points to end at 20.56.
– Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM): +2.08% or +1.80 points to 88.50 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB): -1.41% or -0.08 points to trade at 5.24 at the close.
– Metso Oyj (HE:METSO): -1.11% or -0.10 points to end at 8.93.
– Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV): -0.84% or -0.09 points to 10.61.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 86 to 81, with 22 ending unchanged.

Shares in Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) fell to three-year lows, down 1.41% or -0.08 to 5.24.

Commodity Trading

• Brent oil for January delivery decreased 5.65% or -4.27 to $71.36 per barrel.
• Crude oil for December delivery fell 5.77% or -4.14 to $67.64 per barrel.
• The December Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or +0.55 to trade at $2,755.15 per troy ounce.

Currency Update

• EUR/USD remained unchanged at 1.08.
• EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures increased by 0.02% to 104.15.