Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 1.25%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA), which rose 5.16% or 0.233 points to trade at 4.746 at the close. Meanwhile, Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) added 4.83% or 0.420 points to end at 9.115 and Metso Oyj (HE:METSO) was up 3.07% or 0.79 points to 26.54 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS), which fell 3.69% or 0.98 points to trade at 25.57 at the close. Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO) declined 0.39% or 0.18 points to end at 46.05 and Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA) was down 0.33% or 0.12 points to 36.54.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 89 to 52 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) rose to all time highs; rising 4.83% or 0.420 to 9.115.
Brent oil for June delivery was down 0.08% or 0.06 to $71.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $66.19 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 2.90 to trade at $1347.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.27% to 1.2347, while EUR/GBP rose 0.06% to 0.8640.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 89.33.