Stocks in Finland ended Tuesday's session in positive territory, with sector moves in Utilities, Consumer Services and Industrials supporting the market. At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 index had gained 0.62%.
Top performers
- Kojamo (HE:KOJAMO) led the list of winners, advancing 3.10% - a 0.30 point increase - to finish at 9.82.
- KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) climbed 2.61%, adding 1.62 points to end the day at 63.70.
- Konecranes ABP (HE:KCRA) also rose 2.61%, up 2.45 points to close at 96.40 in late trade.
Lagging names
- Outokumpu Oyj (HE:OUT1V) was the weakest on the list, slipping 2.13% or 0.11 points to a close of 4.97.
- SSAB AB B (HE:SSABBH) declined 2.05%, down 0.15 points to 6.97.
- Metso Oyj (HE:METSO) fell 1.47%, a 0.25 point decrease to 16.43 at the close.
Market breadth on the Helsinki Stock Exchange showed more declines than advances: 87 stocks fell versus 80 that rose, while 23 issues finished unchanged.
Notable milestone
Shares of KONE Oyj (HE:KNEBV) reached three-year highs during the session, finishing the day up 2.61% at 63.70.
Commodities and precious metals
- Brent crude for April delivery was down 1.91%, a decline of 1.31, to trade at $67.34 a barrel.
- U.S. crude for April delivery fell 0.78% or 0.49 to $62.26 a barrel.
- The April Gold Futures contract dropped 3.14%, a fall of 158.46, to trade at $4,887.84 a troy ounce.
FX and index futures
- EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% at 1.18.
- EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.54% at 0.87.
- The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.42% to 97.23.
This session highlighted a selective rally where industrial and consumer-service related names outperformed, while several materials and industrial-equipment stocks lagged. Trading breadth showed a modest tilt toward declines despite the index-level gain.