Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the rose 0.48% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:), which rose 7.95% or 0.35 points to trade at 4.78 at the close. Meanwhile, UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:) added 3.90% or 1.05 points to end at 27.97 and Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:) was up 3.33% or 0.34 points to 10.41 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nokia Oyj (HE:), which fell 4.19% or 0.19 points to trade at 4.32 at the close. Elisa Oyj (HE:) declined 1.64% or 0.70 points to end at 41.86 and Kesko Oyj (HE:) was down 0.42% or 0.08 points to 17.89.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 110 to 58 and 18 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for March delivery was down 0.27% or 0.21 to $78.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.60% or 0.45 to hit $74.17 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 13.39 to trade at $2,778.39 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.96% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.73% at 107.08.
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