Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Basic Materials and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM), which rose 2.91% or 0.63 points to trade at 22.28 at the close. Meanwhile, Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) added 1.13% or 0.185 points to end at 16.565 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was up 1.12% or 0.35 points to 31.54 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kesko Oyj (HE:KESKOB), which fell 2.59% or 1.23 points to trade at 46.25 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) declined 1.89% or 0.1000 points to end at 5.1820 and Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA) was down 1.61% or 0.59 points to 36.09.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 73 to 70 and 18 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for December delivery was up 0.83% or 0.67 to $81.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $72.09 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 1.60 to trade at $1206.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.1772, while EUR/GBP fell 0.15% to 0.8942.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 93.69.