Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB), which rose 1.97% or 0.110 points to trade at 5.700 at the close. Meanwhile, Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) added 1.46% or 0.54 points to end at 37.53 and Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA) was up 1.43% or 0.51 points to 36.17 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which fell 1.22% or 0.080 points to trade at 6.465 at the close. Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) declined 1.17% or 0.46 points to end at 39.00 and Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V) was down 0.92% or 0.24 points to 25.71.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 64 to 64 and 27 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for December delivery was down 1.18% or 0.69 to $57.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.54% or 0.28 to hit $51.94 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.80% or 10.55 to trade at $1300.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.58% to 1.1779, while EUR/GBP fell 0.31% to 0.8771.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.55% at 92.95.