Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 1.24% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA), which rose 3.60% or 0.162 points to trade at 4.658 at the close. YIT Oyj (HE:YTY1V) added 1.97% or 0.15 points to end at 7.76 and Konecranes Oyj (HE:KCR1V) was up 1.88% or 0.64 points to 34.64 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which lost 0.42% or 0.0350 points to trade at 8.2550 in late trade. Kesko Oyj B (HE:KESBV) added 0.34% or 0.16 points to end at 47.27 and KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) gained 0.36% or 0.15 points to 42.40.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 103 to 36 and 13 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for February delivery was down 0.22% or 0.12 to $54.93 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.28% or 0.15 to hit $52.80 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.25% or 2.85 to trade at $1133.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.0451, while EUR/GBP rose 0.35% to 0.8527.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.08% at 102.99.