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

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.19%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE: UPM ), which rose 1.34% or 0.31 points to trade at 23.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE: WRT1V ) added 1.33% or 0.21 points to end at 15.57 and Nordea Bank Abp (HE: NDAFI ) was up 1.10% or 0.13 points to 11.93 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kemira Oyj (HE: KEMIRA ), which fell 1.33% or 0.24 points to trade at 17.87 at the close. Sampo Oyj A (HE: SAMPO ) declined 0.99% or 0.09 points to end at 8.58 and Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE: TYRES ) was down 0.72% or 0.05 points to 6.89.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 88 to 84 and 17 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kemira Oyj (HE: KEMIRA ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.33% or 0.24 to 17.87.

Brent oil for July delivery was down 1.95% or 1.28 to $64.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.84% or 1.16 to hit $61.86 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.22% or 40.39 to trade at $3,338.79 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.14, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.35% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 99.00.