Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Technology Hardware & Equipment and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.74%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC), which rose 6.38% or 0.09 points to trade at 1.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) added 3.89% or 0.22 points to end at 5.88 and Akastor ASA (OL:AKAS) was up 2.35% or 0.2 points to 8.7 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Seadrill Limited (OL:SDRL), which fell 0.66% or 0.2 points to trade at 28.6 at the close. DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) declined 0.63% or 0.06 points to end at 9.46 and Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) was down 0.63% or 0.20 points to 31.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 111 to 59 and 23 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.71% or 0.35 to $49.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.70% or 0.35 to hit $50.23 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.30% or 3.75 to trade at $1266.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.85% to 9.2881, while USD/NOK fell 1.50% to 8.1733.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.36% at 93.47.