Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.76%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Valmet Oyj (HE:VALMT), which rose 4.44% or 1.14 points to trade at 26.84 at the close. UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM) added 2.29% or 0.75 points to end at 33.51 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) was up 1.98% or 0.75 points to 38.61 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Qt Group Oyj (HE:QTCOM), which lost 3.31% or 2.80 points to trade at 81.80 in late trade. KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) declined 1.34% or 0.63 points to end at 46.54 and Metso Oyj (HE:METSO) shed 0.58% or 0.06 points to 10.30.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 101 to 75 and 13 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for August delivery was up 0.82% or 0.69 to $84.94 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.78% or 0.62 to hit $80.34 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.61% or 14.30 to trade at $2,343.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 104.88.