On Friday, the Helsinki Stock Exchange experienced a decline, with the OMXH general index falling by 0.2 percent to 9,903.21 points. Among the most traded shares, there were increases in Nordea (+0.8%), Kone (1.1%), and Fortum (+0.8%), while decreases were seen in UPM (-1.7%), Nokia (-0.7%), and Stora Enso (-1.6%). One notable gainer was Nightingale Health, a blood analysis company, which saw a significant increase of 28.4% after announcing an agreement with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan in the United States.
Nightingale Health’s agreement with Kaiser involved analyzing 50,000 blood samples, although the financial details were not disclosed. The company stated that the agreement would have a significant positive impact on turnover and profit in the following fiscal period. Additionally, Enersense International’s hydrogen-focused associate company, P2X Solutions, saw a shift in ownership to Alpiq, a Swiss energy company, with a significant investment of around 47 million euros.
In other news, Huhtamäki announced the departure of Marina Madanat, the company’s director of strategy and business development, who will be leaving the company with a successor search already initiated. Solwers revealed plans to transfer shares from Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland to Nasdaq Helsinki Oy stock exchange list
