Finland stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.52%

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Finland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Utilities sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.52% to hit a new 6-months high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which rose 3.63% or 1.47 points to trade at 41.98 at the close. Meanwhile,Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) added 1.88% or 0.63 points to end at 34.21 andKonecranes Oyj (HE:KCR1V) was up 1.77% or 0.47 points to 27.07 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMAS), which fell 1.40% or 0.54 points to trade at 37.96 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) declined 1.01% or 0.0550 points to end at 5.3850 and Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) was down 0.30% or 0.012 points to 4.042.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 104 to 70 and 17 ended unchanged.

Shares in Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.63% or 1.47 to 41.98.

Brent oil for October delivery was up 4.93% or 2.17 to $46.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 4.89% or 2.04 to hit $43.75 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.01% or 0.15 to trade at $1351.75 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.18% to 1.1159, while EUR/GBP rose 0.21% to 0.8610.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.13% at 95.71.

Source by Investing.com