Finland stocks higher at close of trade

Finland stocks higher at close of trade

Finland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.53%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Tieto Oyj, which rose 3.73% or 0.88 points to trade at 24.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Kemira Oyj  added 1.85% or 0.19 points to end at 10.44 and Outokumpu Oyj  was up 1.78% or 0.0680 points to 3.8860 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were YIT Oyj, which fell 1.80% or 0.10 points to trade at 5.46 at the close. Konecranes Oyj  declined 0.52% or 0.11 points to end at 21.23 and KONE Oyj  was down 0.45% or 0.19 points to 41.94.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 89 to 82 and 19 ended unchanged.

Brent oil for June delivery was up 0.32% or 0.14 to $43.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.58% or 0.24 to hit $41.47 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.11% or 1.30 to trade at $1233.30 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was up 0.29% to 1.1317, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.7927.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.23% at 94.46.