Finland stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.21%

Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Services and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 gained 0.21% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA), which rose 3.84% or 2.45 points to trade at 66.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Neste Oyj (HE:NESTE) added 2.79% or 0.27 points to end at 9.82 and Kalmar Oyj (HE:KALMAR) was up 2.68% or 0.80 points to 30.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Fortum Oyj (HE:FORTUM), which fell 2.08% or 0.31 points to trade at 14.57 at the close. Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA) declined 1.51% or 0.68 points to end at 44.26 and Sampo Oyj A (HE:SAMPO) was down 1.19% or 0.11 points to 9.12.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 97 to 74 and 18 ended unchanged.

Brent oil for July delivery was up 2.43% or 1.58 to $66.54 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.74% or 1.70 to hit $63.65 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.92% or 29.81 to trade at $3,257.81 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was up 0.78% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.65% at 100.94.

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