Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Auto & components, Consumer Durables And Apparel and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.92%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were DNO International ASA (OL:DNO), which rose 4.61% or 0.35 points to trade at 7.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) added 2.99% or 1.80 points to end at 62.00 and Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) was up 2.69% or 1.35 points to 51.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nordic Nanovector ASA (OL:NANOV), which fell 3.56% or 2.60 points to trade at 70.40 at the close. REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC) declined 2.23% or 0.03 points to end at 1.14 and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) was down 1.51% or 3.2 points to 209.4.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 97 to 74 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.99% or 1.80 to 62.00. Shares in Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.51% or 3.2 to 209.4.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.79% or 0.35 to $44.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.79% or 0.37 to hit $47.08 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 2.57 to trade at $1212.27 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.54% to 9.4960, while USD/NOK fell 0.44% to 8.3327.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 95.82.