Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, Software & Computer Services and Diversified Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.80%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Seadrill Limited (OSLO:SDRL), which rose 5.52% or 5.5 points to trade at 104.2 at the close. Meanwhile, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (OSLO:RCLo) added 3.77% or 20.0 points to end at 551.0 and Bw Lpg (OSLO:BWLPG) was up 2.71% or 1.80 points to 68.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (OSLO:REC), which fell 4.26% or 0.08 points to trade at 1.78 at the close. DNO International ASA (OSLO:DNO) declined 1.31% or 0.16 points to end at 12.05 and Det norske oljeselskap ASA (OSLO:DETNOR) was down 1.15% or 0.65 points to 56.05.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 99 to 84.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.62% or 0.37 to $59.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.20% or 0.80 to hit $65.36 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.71% or 8.40 to trade at $1180.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.61% to 8.4286, while USD/NOK rose 1.11% to 7.5678.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.32% at 95.21.