Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare , Consumer Services and Utilities sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.79% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Orion Oyj B (HE: ORNBV ), which rose 2.38% or 1.30 points to trade at 56.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sampo Oyj A (HE: SAMPO ) added 2.09% or 0.19 points to end at 9.38 and Kesko Oyj (HE: KESKOB ) was up 1.87% or 0.38 points to 20.66 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Neste Oyj (HE: NESTE ), which fell 3.21% or 0.31 points to trade at 9.29 at the close. Qt Group Oyj (HE: QTCOM ) declined 1.69% or 1.05 points to end at 61.05 and Kojamo (HE: KOJAMO ) was down 1.37% or 0.14 points to 10.05.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 95 to 74 and 20 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sampo Oyj A (HE: SAMPO ) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.09% or 0.19 to 9.38. Shares in Kesko Oyj (HE: KESKOB ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.87% or 0.38 to 20.66.

Brent oil for July delivery was down 2.38% or 1.57 to $64.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.41% or 1.52 to hit $61.63 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.04% or 33.11 to trade at $3,221.41 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 100.69.