Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Energy, Media and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 1.91% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were DNO International ASA (OL:DNO), which rose 9.55% or 0.66 points to trade at 7.57 at the close. Meanwhile, Det norske oljeselskap ASA (OL:DETNOR) added 9.07% or 5.70 points to end at 68.55 and Akastor ASA (OL:AKAS) was up 8.57% or 0.9 points to 11.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bw Lpg (OL:BWLPG), which fell 1.23% or 0.65 points to trade at 52.35 at the close. Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MHG) declined 0.60% or 0.80 points to end at 132.00 and Opera Software ASA (OL:OPERA) was down 0.38% or 0.25 points to 65.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 118 to 60 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Det norske oljeselskap ASA (OL:DETNOR) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.07% or 5.70 to 68.55.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 3.23% or 1.33 to $42.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.84% or 1.22 to hit $44.13 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 1.73% or 21.40 to trade at $1256.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.76% to 9.2247, while USD/NOK fell 1.26% to 8.1121.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.49% at 93.99.