Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Durables And Apparel, Media and Capital Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.69% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (OL:REC), which rose 12.44% or 0.16 points to trade at 1.47 at the close. Meanwhile, Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) added 6.32% or 1.70 points to end at 28.60 and Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) was up 5.58% or 1.40 points to 26.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (OL:FOE), which fell 7.48% or 2.4 points to trade at 29.7 at the close. Akastor ASA (OL:AKAS) declined 5.62% or 0.4 points to end at 7.0 and DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) was down 1.71% or 0.12 points to 6.91.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 98 to 67 and 20 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $40.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.58% or 0.24 to hit $41.30 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 1.06% or 13.40 to trade at $1251.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.09% to 9.4261, while USD/NOK rose 0.49% to 8.3649.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.32% at 95.07.