Finnish shares ended the trading session higher, with sector gains in Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Consumer Services supporting a modest uptick in the main index.
Index movement: The OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.67% by the close in Helsinki.
Top performers: Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE) led the index, advancing 5.46% - a rise of 1.50 points to finish at 28.97. Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) added 2.92%, or 0.20 points, to end the session at 7.04. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES) gained 2.62%, or 0.24 points, closing at 9.40.
Largest decliners: Among the weakest names were Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI), which fell 2.40% or 0.37 points to trade at 15.07 at the close. Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM) declined 2.18% or 0.41 points to finish at 18.39, and KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) was down 1.63% or 0.90 points to 54.24.
On the Helsinki exchange, falling issues outnumbered advancing ones by 109 to 67, while 15 stocks ended unchanged.
Notable stock detail: Shares of Qt Group Oyj fell to five-year lows, slipping 2.18% or 0.41 to 18.39.
Commodities and currencies: Commodity markets showed significant moves during the session. Brent crude for June delivery climbed 4.41%, up 4.23 to $100.15 a barrel. U.S. crude for May delivery rose 5.19%, an increase of 4.57 to $92.70 a barrel. The June Gold Futures contract was up 0.35%, gaining 15.62 to trade at $4,455.12 a troy ounce.
Currency pairs were relatively stable: EUR/USD was effectively unchanged at 1.16 (a 0.23% move reported), and EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.87 (0.07%). The US Dollar Index Futures registered a rise of 0.52%, trading at 99.24.
This session highlighted sector rotation within the Finnish market, with energy and telecoms names among the day's leaders while some banks and industrials lagged. Market breadth favored decliners despite the index gain.