Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the gained 0.84%.
The best performers of the session on the were Konecranes ABP (HE:), which rose 2.62% or 1.70 points to trade at 66.55 at the close. Meanwhile, UPM-Kymmene Oyj (HE:) added 2.17% or 0.55 points to end at 25.85 and Cargotec Oyj (HE:) was up 2.17% or 1.16 points to 54.72 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Neste Oyj (HE:), which fell 2.99% or 0.43 points to trade at 13.97 at the close. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:) declined 0.93% or 0.07 points to end at 7.27 and Huhtamaki Oyj (HE:) was down 0.93% or 0.32 points to 34.04.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 85 to 82 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.93% or 0.07 to 7.27.
Brent oil for February delivery was up 2.56% or 1.84 to $73.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.88% or 1.96 to hit $70.06 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 12.81 to trade at $2,671.31 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.20% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 106.21.
