Finland stocks rise at close of trade; The OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.55% Via Investing.com

Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Helsinki, it gained 0.55%.

The best performers of the session on the were Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE: ), which rose 2.59% or 0.22 points to trade at 8.64 at the close. Meanwhile, Nokia Oyj (HE: ) was up 2.46% or 0.10 points to end at 4.08 and Metso Oyj (HE: ) was up 1.23% or 0.12 points to end at 4.08 9.51 at the end of trading.

The worst performers of the session were Outokumpu Oyj (HE: ), which declined 2.37% or 0.08 points to trade at 3.41 at the close. Nordea Bank Abp (HE: ) declined 0.62% or 0.07 points to end at 10.38 and Kojamo (HE:) decreased 0.57% or 0.06 points to 9.61.

Advancers outnumbered decliners on the Helsinki Stock Exchange 109 to 60, with 20 ending unchanged.

Shares in Nokia Oyj (HE:) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.46% or 0.10 to 4.08.

Brent crude for December delivery fell 0.60%, or 0.46, to $76.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodity trading, crude oil for November delivery was down 0.35%, or 0.26%, at $73.31 a barrel, while December gold futures were down 0.11%. or 3.00 to $2,632.40 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.07% to 0.84.

US dollar index futures rose 0.30% to 102.61.