Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Energy, Media and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (OL:FOE), which rose 4.76% or 0.7 points to trade at 14.3 at the close. Meanwhile, Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) added 4.72% or 0.81 points to end at 17.97 and DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) was up 4.63% or 0.42 points to 9.38 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MHG), which fell 2.96% or 3.90 points to trade at 145.50 at the close. Bw Lpg (OL:BWLPG) declined 2.36% or 0.65 points to end at 26.86 and REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC) was down 2.07% or 0.03 points to 1.42.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 96 to 86 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bw Lpg (OL:BWLPG) fell to all time lows; falling 2.36% or 0.65 to 26.86.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.71% or 1.27 to $48.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.69% or 0.84 to hit $50.69 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.51% or 6.85 to trade at $1355.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.14% to 9.2492, while USD/NOK fell 0.50% to 8.1621.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.42% at 94.29.