Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Valmt (HE:VALMT), which rose 2.85% or 0.46 points to trade at 16.58 at the close. Meanwhile, UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM) added 2.04% or 0.51 points to end at 25.50 and Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) was up 0.70% or 0.090 points to 13.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which fell 1.64% or 0.115 points to trade at 6.915 at the close. Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) declined 1.58% or 0.62 points to end at 38.66 and Metso Oyj (HE:METSO) was down 1.40% or 0.43 points to 30.18.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 86 to 51 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) rose to 5-year highs; up 0.70% or 0.090 to 13.000.
Brent oil for December delivery was up 1.36% or 0.78 to $58.15 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.92% or 0.48 to hit $52.38 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 3.65 to trade at $1277.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.13% to 1.1764, while EUR/GBP rose 0.70% to 0.8964.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 93.81.