Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Auto & components, Energy and Food, Beverages & Tobacco sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.23% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS), which rose 4.53% or 9.7 points to trade at 223.7 at the close. Meanwhile, Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) added 3.40% or 5.90 points to end at 179.30 and Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) was up 2.10% or 1.2 points to 56.3 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG), which fell 7.68% or 2.55 points to trade at 30.65 at the close. Questerre Energy Corporation (OL:QEC) declined 3.16% or 0.18 points to end at 5.52 and Norwegian Finans Holding ASA (OL:NOFI) was down 2.25% or 2.00 points to 86.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 94 to 88 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.53% or 9.7 to 223.7. Shares in Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.10% or 1.2 to 56.3.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.40% or 1.57 to $67.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.03% or 1.44 to hit $72.48 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.44% or 19.40 to trade at $1365.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.27% to 9.6053, while USD/NOK fell 0.50% to 7.7569.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 89.14.