On Friday, the Helsinki Stock Exchange opened lower but experienced an upward trend throughout the day. The general index closed up 0.7 percent at 9,838 points. Nordea was the most traded stock of the day, closing up 1.4 percent after announcing its results the previous day. Nokia followed closely behind, also announcing its results on Thursday and rising 2.5 percent during trading hours.
Despite missing expectations in its first quarter figures, Nokia anticipates that it has established a strong foundation for its mobile network business. Elisa saw significant gains after announcing its earnings in the morning, closing up 4.4 percent despite operating profit in January-March being slightly lower than analyst expectations. Other companies that announced results on Friday included Alma Media, Gofore, QPR Software, Ponsse, and Valoe.
Financial institutions made various recommendations and adjusted target prices for companies such as Nokia, UPM, YIT, Nokian, Nordic, Robit, Titanium, Aspocomp, and Talenom. Various articles were also discussed on different topics on websites such as DCFever, SoundCloud, Cartapacio, American Society for Radiation Oncology, Nieruchomości Land and others. The rise of stem cell therapy in Malaysia and the impact of rainy season in Colombia were also highlighted in content from these sources.
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