Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV), which rose 3.29% or 1.37 points to trade at 42.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Kemira Oyj (HE:KEMIRA) added 2.76% or 0.54 points to end at 20.10 and Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE) was up 2.40% or 0.42 points to 17.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which fell 1.72% or 0.74 points to trade at 42.26 at the close. Valmet Oyj (HE:VALMT) declined 0.99% or 0.24 points to end at 23.91 and Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI) was down 0.99% or 0.10 points to 10.05.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 125 to 49 and 15 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for October delivery was up 0.77% or 0.59 to $76.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.96% or 0.70 to hit $73.64 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.63% or 15.30 to trade at $2,429.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.41% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 102.80.