Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Materials, Telecoms and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.82% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO), which rose 3.01% or 1.75 points to trade at 59.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) added 2.84% or 1.50 points to end at 54.25 and Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) was up 2.58% or 1.30 points to 51.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DNO International ASA (OL:DNO), which fell 2.15% or 0.16 points to trade at 7.27 at the close. Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) declined 1.90% or 0.44 points to end at 25.00 and SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) was down 0.81% or 1.70 points to 208.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 98 to 72 and 30 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.84% or 1.50 to 54.25. Shares in Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.58% or 1.30 to 51.60.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.25% or 0.12 to $48.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.14% or 0.07 to hit $51.74 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 2.27% or 27.30 to trade at $1228.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.11% to 9.1302, while USD/NOK rose 0.09% to 8.5046.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 100.20.