After the Helsinki Stock Exchange reopened following Easter, its general index saw a 0.4 percent increase to 9785.26 points. The most actively traded stock was Nordea Bank, with its share price rising by 0.4 percent to EUR 10.51. Among the top twelve stocks traded, most of them were on the rise. At the forefront of the upward trend was Sotkamo Silver, whose share price increased by 5.4 percent to EUR 0.09 cents. Other companies that saw gains included IT company Tecnotree with a 2.3 percent increase and food company Atria with a 2.1 percent boost.
On the downward side, SSAB’s B share fell by 5.1 percent to EUR 6.52 cents, making it the only stock in the red among those listed in the top twelve stocks traded. SSAB announced plans to build a new fossil-free steel production plant in Lulea, Sweden, with an estimated investment of around EUR 4.5 billion euros, which marks “the third step” for Raahe in Finland after previous investments made there were completed successfully at this time it is taking place in Lulea not Raahe as initially planned . Other companies affected by market changes included discount company Tokmanni with a decline of 1.7 percent and multi-sector group Asp which saw its shares drop by 1.3 percent .
Metso and mining industry company Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical (Almalyk MMC) have signed a framework agreement for significant process technology deliveries to Almalyk MMC’s new copper smelter in Uzbekistan . Metso’s shares rose by 0
