Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 1.94% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 5.10% or 0.222 points to trade at 4.572 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) added 4.50% or 0.1840 points to end at 4.2740 and Metso Oyj (HE:MEO1V) was up 4.08% or 0.87 points to 22.17 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fortum Oyj (HE:FUM1V), which lost 0.34% or 0.05 points to trade at 14.53 in late trade. Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) added 1.09% or 0.046 points to end at 4.250 and Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) gained 1.23% or 0.40 points to 32.80.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 135 to 44 and 8 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for September delivery was down 1.05% or 0.49 to $46.27 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.10% or 0.50 to hit $44.91 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.11% or 1.55 to trade at $1359.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.03% to 1.1047, while EUR/GBP fell 0.15% to 0.8510.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.36% at 96.66.