Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Utilities and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.79% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Tieto Oyj (HE:TIE1V), which rose 4.75% or 1.23 points to trade at 27.15 at the close. Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) added 3.40% or 0.200 points to end at 6.090 and Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) was up 1.92% or 0.72 points to 38.22 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Valmt (HE:VALMT), which lost 2.40% or 0.39 points to trade at 15.89 in late trade. Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) declined 1.57% or 0.105 points to end at 6.570 and Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS) shed 0.89% or 0.20 points to 22.32.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 72 to 57 and 27 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for December delivery was down 0.57% or 0.32 to $55.80 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.32% or 0.16 to hit $50.30 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.34% or 4.36 to trade at $1276.16 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.1753, while EUR/GBP rose 0.44% to 0.8875.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 93.39.