Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Media, Auto & components and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Storebrand ASA (OSLO:STB), which rose 4.27% or 1.20 points to trade at 29.29 at the close. Meanwhile, Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (OSLO:REC) added 3.57% or 0.06 points to end at 1.63 and Marine Harvest ASA (OSLO:MHG) was up 2.43% or 2.20 points to 92.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (OSLO:FOE), which fell 3.63% or 2.2 points to trade at 59.8 at the close. Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OSLO:PGS) declined 1.56% or 0.78 points to end at 49.37 and Bw Lpg (OSLO:BWLPG) was down 1.00% or 0.65 points to 64.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 99 to 76 and 4 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.73% or 1.06 to $60.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.95% or 1.27 to hit $64.22 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.33% or 3.90 to trade at $1190.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.24% to 8.7148, while USD/NOK fell 1.40% to 7.7241.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.78% at 95.25.