Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB), which rose 3.35% or 0.280 points to trade at 8.645 at the close. Meanwhile, Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) added 2.93% or 0.1600 points to end at 5.6160 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) was up 2.76% or 1.52 points to 56.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V), which fell 3.25% or 1.18 points to trade at 35.15 at the close. Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) declined 1.86% or 0.32 points to end at 17.18 and Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) was down 0.83% or 0.032 points to 3.821.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 74 to 67 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.35% or 0.280 to 8.645.
Brent oil for June delivery was up 2.90% or 1.99 to $70.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.85% or 1.81 to hit $65.23 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 3.10 to trade at $1343.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.2344, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8713.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 89.39.