Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Telecoms and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 1.47% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Seadrill Limited (OL:SDRL), which rose 22.47% or 4.0 points to trade at 21.8 at the close. Meanwhile, Bw Lpg (OL:BWLPG) added 7.85% or 1.84 points to end at 25.27 and Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (OL:FOE) was up 5.68% or 0.7 points to 12.1 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Akastor ASA (OL:AKAS), which fell 4.49% or 0.4 points to trade at 8.7 at the close. Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA) declined 3.41% or 7.8 points to end at 221.0 and TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS) was down 0.86% or 1.3 points to 149.8.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 105 to 69 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.41% or 7.8 to 221.0.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.27% or 0.13 to $48.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.55% or 0.28 to hit $51.17 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 2.61% or 34.25 to trade at $1278.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.06% to 8.9524, while USD/NOK rose 0.16% to 7.9950.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.42% at 96.05.