Finnish stocks ended Monday's trading session in positive territory, pushed up by gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Services and Technology sectors. The benchmark OMX Helsinki 25 climbed 1.13% by the close in Helsinki and reached a fresh all time high.
Top movers on the index
The session's strongest performer within the OMX Helsinki 25 was Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA), which jumped 7.27% - a rise of 0.58 points - to finish at 8.62. Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM) followed, adding 2.53% or 0.47 points to close at 19.07, while KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) advanced 1.99% or 1.14 points to end the day at 58.34.
At the other end of the index, Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES) led decliners with a 2.13% drop, down 0.21 points to 9.40 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) declined 1.91% or 0.10 points to 5.14, and Kemira Oyj (HE:KEMIRA) fell 1.59% or 0.32 points to finish at 19.86.
Market breadth
Declining issues outnumbered advancers on the Helsinki Stock Exchange, with 118 stocks falling compared with 52 rising. A further 22 shares finished the session unchanged. Notably, Nokia's share price movement pushed it to a five-year high, in line with its 7.27% increase to 8.62.
Commodities and currencies
Energy markets moved sharply higher: Brent oil for June delivery increased 7.20% or 6.85 to trade at $102.05 a barrel. US crude for May delivery rose 6.46% or 6.24 to $102.81 a barrel.
Precious metals diverged, with the June Gold Futures contract sliding 1.04% or 49.89 to trade at $4,737.51 a troy ounce.
On the currency front, EUR/USD was effectively unchanged, moving 0.09% to 1.17, while EUR/GBP was flat, changing 0.06% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures registered a modest gain of 0.13%, trading at 98.57.
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The broader market move in Helsinki reflected concentrated strength in telecom, consumer services and technology names, while commodity volatility underscored uneven forces in energy and metals. The session's breadth figures indicate that despite the headline rise in the index, a larger number of individual stocks declined than advanced.