Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Utilities and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.04% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Amer Sports Corporation (HE:AMEAS), which rose 2.74% or 0.62 points to trade at 23.25 at the close. Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA) added 2.49% or 0.81 points to end at 33.29 and Metso Oyj (HE:METSO) was up 1.56% or 0.44 points to 28.61 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which lost 4.44% or 2.25 points to trade at 48.40 in late trade. Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) declined 1.71% or 0.250 points to end at 14.395 and Neste Oil Oyj (HE:NESTE) shed 1.49% or 0.88 points to 58.04.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 89 to 57 and 13 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for March delivery was up 1.09% or 0.75 to $69.78 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.29% or 0.82 to hit $64.39 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 5.50 to trade at $1337.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.2284, while EUR/GBP rose 0.17% to 0.8783.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 90.00.