Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 1.04%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB), which rose 1.10% or 0.090 points to trade at 8.245 at the close. Meanwhile, Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) added 0.80% or 0.20 points to end at 25.27 and Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM) was up 0.26% or 0.04 points to 17.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA), which fell 3.21% or 1.13 points to trade at 34.11 at the close. Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V) declined 3.02% or 0.260 points to end at 8.345 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was down 2.29% or 0.57 points to 24.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 98 to 52 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nordea Bank AB FDR (HE:NDA1V) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.02% or 0.260 to 8.345.
Brent oil for June delivery was up 0.65% or 0.44 to $68.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.81% or 0.51 to hit $63.52 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.72% or 9.70 to trade at $1337.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.28% to 1.2268, while EUR/GBP fell 0.45% to 0.8721.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 89.83.