Finland stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.87%

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

At the close in Helsinki, the rose 0.87%.

The best performers of the session on the were Elisa Oyj (HE:), which rose 2.61% or 1.14 points to trade at 44.78 at the close. Meanwhile, Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:) added 2.49% or 0.50 points to end at 20.56 and Qt Group Oyj (HE:) was up 2.08% or 1.80 points to 88.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:), which fell 1.41% or 0.08 points to trade at 5.24 at the close. Metso Oyj (HE:) declined 1.11% or 0.10 points to end at 8.93 and Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:) was down 0.84% or 0.09 points to 10.61.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 86 to 81 and 22 ended unchanged.

Shares in Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:) fell to 3-years lows; down 1.41% or 0.08 to 5.24.

Brent oil for January delivery was down 5.65% or 4.27 to $71.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 5.77% or 4.14 to hit $67.64 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.55 to trade at $2,755.15 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.14% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 104.15.