Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Insurance and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.78% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Nordic Nanovector ASA (OL:NANOV), which rose 3.10% or 2.25 points to trade at 74.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Telenor ASA (OL:TEL) added 2.74% or 3.8 points to end at 142.6 and Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) was up 2.16% or 1.35 points to 63.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC), which fell 14.82% or 31.5 points to trade at 181.0 at the close. Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) declined 3.26% or 0.55 points to end at 16.31 and DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) was down 2.36% or 0.20 points to 8.08.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 87 to 81 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) fell to 52-week lows; losing 14.82% or 31.5 to 181.0. Shares in Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.16% or 1.35 to 63.90.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.23% or 0.56 to $46.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.19% or 0.57 to hit $48.31 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.22 to trade at $1217.88 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.41% to 9.4157, while USD/NOK fell 0.19% to 8.2693.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 95.65.