Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 2.64% or 0.086 points to trade at 3.344 at the close. Meanwhile, Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) added 1.85% or 0.56 points to end at 30.82 and TeliaSonera AB (HE:TLS1V) was up 1.57% or 0.070 points to 4.540 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV), which fell 1.38% or 0.105 points to trade at 7.510 at the close. Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) declined 1.15% or 0.060 points to end at 5.160 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was down 0.71% or 0.21 points to 29.29.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 85 to 79 and 19 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for June delivery was up 3.43% or 1.47 to $44.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 3.15% or 1.27 to hit $41.63 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.09% or 1.10 to trade at $1256.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.21% to 1.1384, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.7992.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.12% at 94.08.