Investing.com – Finland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 lost 1.47% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which rose 2.98% or 0.82 points to trade at 28.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:NRE1V) added 1.17% or 0.37 points to end at 32.10 and Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) was up 0.48% or 0.025 points to 5.245 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which fell 18.89% or 0.676 points to trade at 2.902 at the close. Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) declined 8.21% or 0.1860 points to end at 2.0800 and YIT Oyj (HE:YTY1V) was down 7.55% or 0.39 points to 4.77.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 167 to 21 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V) fell to 5-year lows; down 18.89% or 0.676 to 2.902.
Brent oil for April delivery was down 4.68% or 1.54 to $31.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.81% or 0.83 to hit $28.86 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 0.10% or 1.20 to trade at $1196.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 1.25% to 1.1333, while EUR/GBP rose 0.80% to 0.7818.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.09% at 95.71.