Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.31%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which rose 2.64% or 0.086 points to trade at 3.344 at the close. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) added 1.85% or 0.56 points to end at 30.82 and TeliaSonera AB (HE:TLS1V) was up 1.57% or 0.070 points to 4.540 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV), which lost 1.38% or 0.105 points to trade at 7.510 in late trade. Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) declined 1.15% or 0.060 points to end at 5.160 and Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) shed 0.71% or 0.21 points to 29.29.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 85 to 79 and 19 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for June delivery was up 3.43% or 1.47 to $44.30 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 3.15% or 1.27 to hit $41.63 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.09% or 1.10 to trade at $1256.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.21% to 1.1384, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.7992.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.13% at 94.09.