Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Financials and Utilities 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 Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which rose 3.86% or 0.2450 points to trade at 6.5950 at the close. Meanwhile, Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) added 2.66% or 1.01 points to end at 39.03 and Valmt (HE:VALMT) was up 1.58% or 0.22 points to 14.14 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which fell 1.89% or 0.072 points to trade at 3.740 at the close. Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) declined 1.48% or 0.080 points to end at 5.310 and Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) was down 0.64% or 0.25 points to 38.91.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 104 to 72 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.86% or 0.2450 to 6.5950. Shares in Valmt (HE:VALMT) rose to all time highs; up 1.58% or 0.22 to 14.14.
Brent oil for January delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $46.15 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.45% or 0.20 to hit $45.09 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.24% or 3.05 to trade at $1276.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.16% to 1.1022, while EUR/GBP rose 0.04% to 0.8910.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 97.93.