Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.73% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 3.66% or 0.284 points to trade at 8.048 at the close. Meanwhile, Valmt (HE:VALMT) added 2.28% or 0.40 points to end at 17.97 and Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) was up 2.21% or 0.160 points to 7.395 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V), which fell 0.73% or 0.070 points to trade at 9.505 at the close. Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) declined 0.66% or 0.025 points to end at 3.751 and Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V) was down 0.61% or 0.18 points to 29.34.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 96 to 47 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.66% or 0.284 to 8.048.
Brent oil for April delivery was down 0.15% or 0.10 to $65.57 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.88% or 0.54 to hit $62.09 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.65% or 22.40 to trade at $1333.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.44% to 1.2353, while EUR/GBP fell 0.54% to 0.8813.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 89.50.