Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE), which rose 2.00% or 1.00 points to trade at 51.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) added 1.63% or 0.62 points to end at 38.55 and Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) was up 1.34% or 0.090 points to 6.825 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA), which fell 1.80% or 0.62 points to trade at 33.81 at the close. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) declined 1.49% or 0.55 points to end at 36.45 and Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) was down 1.36% or 0.1050 points to 7.5950.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 88 to 59 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) rose to all time highs; rising 2.00% or 1.00 to 51.00.
Brent oil for January delivery was up 0.40% or 0.25 to $62.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.57% or 0.32 to hit $56.74 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 7.95 to trade at $1283.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1736, while EUR/GBP rose 0.05% to 0.8869.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 93.91.