Finland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Oil&Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV), which rose 3.20% or 0.73 points to trade at 23.51 at the close. Meanwhile, YIT Oyj (HE:YIT) added 1.70% or 0.09 points to end at 5.08 and Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) was up 1.07% or 0.100 points to 9.465 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which fell 1.31% or 0.086 points to trade at 6.460 at the close. KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) declined 0.91% or 0.40 points to end at 43.68 and Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) was down 0.27% or 0.0140 points to 5.2160.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 86 to 62 and 15 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for September delivery was up 0.03% or 0.02 to $73.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.32% or 0.93 to hit $69.45 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 2.70 to trade at $1247.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.09% to 1.1683, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8836.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 94.48.
