Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1), which rose 1.79% or 0.070 points to trade at 3.970 at the close. Meanwhile, Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) added 1.74% or 0.0880 points to end at 5.1520 and Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) was up 1.70% or 0.35 points to 20.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which fell 2.24% or 0.150 points to trade at 6.556 at the close. YIT Oyj (HE:YIT) declined 1.11% or 0.05 points to end at 4.82 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) was down 0.91% or 0.60 points to 65.44.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 73 to 70 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in YIT Oyj (HE:YIT) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.11% or 0.05 to 4.82.
Brent oil for September delivery was down 0.03% or 0.02 to $77.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.15% or 0.11 to hit $73.83 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.08% or 13.40 to trade at $1255.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.1646, while EUR/GBP fell 0.12% to 0.8845.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 94.43.