– Finland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Services , Healthcare and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.67%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Kojamo (HE: KOJAMO ), which rose 2.90% or 0.27 points to trade at 9.39 at the close. Meanwhile, Cargotec Oyj (HE: CGCBV ) added 2.12% or 1.12 points to end at 53.88 and Orion Oyj B (HE: ORNBV ) was up 1.69% or 0.75 points to 45.14 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Fortum Oyj (HE: FORTUM ), which fell 1.90% or 0.28 points to trade at 14.23 at the close. Nordea Bank Abp (HE: NDAFI ) declined 0.23% or 0.03 points to end at 10.62 and Stora Enso Oyj R (HE: STERV ) was down 0.19% or 0.02 points to 9.30.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 100 to 70 and 18 ended unchanged.

Shares in Stora Enso Oyj R (HE: STERV ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 0.19% or 0.02 to 9.30.

Brent oil for January delivery was up 0.96% or 0.71 to $74.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.20% or 0.84 to hit $70.94 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.22% or 32.75 to trade at $2,707.65 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.72% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.13% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.63% at 107.61.