Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Materials, Technology Hardware & Equipment and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.99%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Seadrill Limited (OL:SDRL), which rose 11.51% or 1.33 points to trade at 12.89 at the close. Meanwhile, BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG) added 5.09% or 2.07 points to end at 42.72 and Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) was up 5.00% or 1.05 points to 22.07 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC), which fell 2.23% or 5.6 points to trade at 245.8 at the close. SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) declined 1.19% or 2.30 points to end at 190.50 and P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) was down 0.60% or 1.70 points to 283.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 107 to 66 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.23% or 5.6 to 245.8.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.95% or 0.93 to $48.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.87% or 0.95 to hit $51.85 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.25 to trade at $1254.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.13% to 9.2110, while USD/NOK fell 0.00% to 8.4884.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 99.14.