Investing.com – Finland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Industrials and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.82% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V), which rose 5.09% or 0.2960 points to trade at 6.1100 at the close. Tieto Oyj (HE:TIETO) added 2.55% or 0.76 points to end at 30.58 and KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) was up 2.24% or 0.94 points to 42.92 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Outotec Oyj (HE:OTE1V), which lost 1.61% or 0.136 points to trade at 8.302 in late trade. Orion Oyj B (HE:ORNBV) declined 0.51% or 0.14 points to end at 27.27 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) shed 0.43% or 0.20 points to 45.94.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 73 to 68 and 23 ended unchanged on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for July delivery was up 0.91% or 0.72 to $79.94 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.32% or 0.23 to hit $72.58 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.30 to trade at $1292.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.1785, while EUR/GBP fell 0.11% to 0.8772.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 93.47.