Bavarian Nordic A/S posted the largest decline among large stocks during the session, dropping 6.3%, followed by Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA shares, which declined 5.4%. Shares of Hampidjan hf. fell 5.2%.
Millicom International Cellular S.A. was the biggest leader, surging 10.7%, and Electrolux AB Series A rose 5.8%. Embracer Group AB Series B rounded out the top three leaders on Tuesday, with shares adding 5.3%.
In Denmark, the OMX Copenhagen 20 Index fell 0.8%, while the OMX Helsinki 25 Index, which tracks Finland's most-traded stocks, increased 0.6%.
Stocks on Sweden's OMX Stockholm 30 Index increased 0.1%, while Norway's Oslo Exchange Benchmark Index_GI fell 0.2%. Shares in Iceland decreased, with the OMX Iceland All-Share PI Equity Index falling 3.5%.
Elsewhere in Europe, indexes were mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index gaining 0.2% and the FTSE 100 Index steady from the previous close.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 0.7%, and gold futures were up 0.1%. Bitcoin climbed 4.8% to $57,089.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index held steady at 98.41.
Against the euro, the Icelandic krona was up 0.2%, the U.S. dollar was flat, the Danish krone was flat, the Swedish krona was down 0.2%, and the Norwegian krone was down 0.2%.
Against the U.S. dollar, the Icelandic krona was up 0.2%, the euro was flat, the Danish krone was flat, the Norwegian krone was down 0.2%, and the Swedish krona was down 0.4%.
-This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet.
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