Market Summary

Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, driven by gains in the Consumer Services, Industrials, and Utilities sectors.

At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 added 0.18%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were:
– Wartsila Oyj Abp (HE:WRT1V): rose 3.43% or 0.61 points to trade at 18.38.
– Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV): added 1.58% or 0.88 points to end at 56.43.
– KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV): up 1.19% or 0.60 points to 51.00.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Nordea Bank Abp (HE:NDAFI): fell 1.49% or 0.17 points to trade at 10.88.
– Nokian Renkaat Oyj (HE:TYRES): declined 1.46% or 0.11 points to end at 7.72.
– Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB): down 1.36% or 0.07 points to 4.78.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 97 to 71, with 22 ending unchanged.

Shares in Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) fell to 3-year lows, losing 1.36% or 0.07.

Commodities

• Brent oil for January delivery was up 1.39% or 1.04 to $76.12 a barrel.
• Crude oil for December delivery rose 1.57% or 1.12 to hit $72.59 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 2.50 to trade at $2,748.70 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.09.
• EUR/GBP remained unchanged at 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 103.43.