Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Materials, Diversified Financials and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.81% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY), which rose 7.86% or 3.55 points to trade at 48.88 at the close. Meanwhile, Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) added 1.76% or 0.78 points to end at 45.20 and Yara International ASA (OL:YAR) was up 1.47% or 5.1 points to 352.9 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC), which fell 5.38% or 0.08 points to trade at 1.32 at the close. BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG) declined 2.59% or 1.18 points to end at 44.44 and DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) was down 1.57% or 0.15 points to 9.07.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 103 to 75 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) rose to 5-year highs; up 7.86% or 3.55 to 48.88.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.35% or 0.71 to $53.46 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.85% or 0.47 to hit $55.70 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.26% or 3.15 to trade at $1212.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.33% to 8.9560, while USD/NOK fell 0.19% to 8.3308.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 100.11.