Finnish shares closed higher on Monday, with sector gains in Consumer Services, Financials and Utilities underpinning the advance. At the Helsinki close, the OMX Helsinki 25 index finished up 0.37%.
The session's top performers on the OMX Helsinki 25 included KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV), which climbed 2.19% - a 1.32 point rise - to finish at 61.72. Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI) added 1.61% or 0.26 points to close at 16.44, while Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) rose 1.58% or 0.30 points to land at 19.25 in late trade.
Not all names participated in the rally. TietoEVRY Corp (HE:TIETO) was the weakest on the index, falling 4.19% or 0.82 points to finish at 18.74. Kojamo (HE:KOJAMO) declined 3.74% or 0.37 points to end the day at 9.53, and Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM) fell 2.86% or 0.72 points to 24.48.
Market breadth at the Helsinki Stock Exchange was skewed to the downside: falling stocks outnumbered advancing issues by 114 to 57, with 19 shares unchanged at the close.
Notably, shares of Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM) hit a five-year low, trading down 2.86% or 0.72 to 24.48 by the end of the session.
Commodity markets showed mixed moves during the session. Brent crude for April delivery rose 0.92% or 0.62 to $68.37 a barrel. Similarly, crude oil for April delivery increased 0.99% or 0.62 to $63.37 a barrel. By contrast, the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.75% or 37.74 to trade at $5,008.56 a troy ounce.
Foreign exchange markets were relatively steady. The EUR/USD pair was unchanged 0.14% to 1.19, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.02% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.17% to 96.98.
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