Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Oil & Gas and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.01% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM), which rose 1.75% or 0.31 points to trade at 18.06 at the close. Meanwhile, Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) added 1.68% or 0.65 points to end at 39.39 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was up 1.29% or 0.49 points to 38.54 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Valmt (HE:VALMT), which fell 2.46% or 0.40 points to trade at 15.83 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) declined 1.33% or 0.1200 points to end at 8.9000 and Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V) was down 1.05% or 0.65 points to 61.35.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 71 to 70 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.75% or 0.31 to 18.06.
Brent oil for December delivery was down 0.73% or 0.42 to $57.40 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.83% or 0.43 to hit $51.44 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.14% or 14.86 to trade at $1288.14 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.35% to 1.1755, while EUR/GBP rose 0.19% to 0.8918.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 93.47.