Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS), which rose 1.17% or 0.26 points to trade at 22.41 at the close. Meanwhile, Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) added 0.96% or 0.060 points to end at 6.325 and KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) was up 0.93% or 0.39 points to 42.26 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE), which fell 3.94% or 1.35 points to trade at 32.88 at the close. Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) declined 0.45% or 0.21 points to end at 46.54 and Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) was down 0.35% or 0.17 points to 48.53.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 80 to 58 and 14 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for May delivery was down 1.38% or 0.78 to $55.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.52% or 0.82 to hit $53.23 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.05 to trade at $1257.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.32% to 1.0620, while EUR/GBP rose 0.45% to 0.8547.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 100.88.