Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.84%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA), which rose 2.62% or 1.70 points to trade at 66.55 at the close. UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:UPM) added 2.17% or 0.55 points to end at 25.85 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) was up 2.17% or 1.16 points to 54.72 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE), which lost 2.99% or 0.43 points to trade at 13.97 in late trade. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES) declined 0.93% or 0.07 points to end at 7.27 and Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:HUH1V) shed 0.93% or 0.32 points to 34.04.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 85 to 82 and 22 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for February delivery was up 2.60% or 1.87 to $73.70 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.91% or 1.98 to hit $70.08 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.46% or 12.21 to trade at $2,670.71 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 106.19.