Finland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.69%.
The strongest performers on the OMX Helsinki 25 included Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE), which climbed 4.39% or 1.20 points to finish at 28.55. Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) added 3.88% or 0.43 points to end the session at 11.37, and Lumo Kodit Oyj (HE:LUMO) rose 1.55% or 0.12 points to 7.52 in late trade.
On the downside, Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) was the weakest performer, falling 2.25% or 0.13 points to close at 5.64. Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) declined 1.97% or 1.35 points to end at 67.20, and Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES) slipped 1.57% or 0.17 points to 10.69.
Market breadth on the Helsinki Stock Exchange was tilted toward losers, with 102 falling issues versus 68 advancing and 18 unchanged.
Commodities showed marked moves during the session. Brent oil for July delivery rose 2.73% or 2.77 to trade at $104.06 a barrel. Elsewhere, crude oil for June delivery increased 2.64% or 2.52 to reach $97.94 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract ticked up 0.23% or 10.79 to trade at $4,741.49 a troy ounce.
In foreign exchange markets, EUR/USD was effectively unchanged, moving 0.05% to 1.18, and EUR/GBP showed a 0.16% change to 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures was marginally lower, down 0.02% at 97.76.
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