Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Auto & components, Media and Diversified Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were DNO International ASA (OL:DNO), which rose 5.63% or 0.79 points to trade at 14.81 at the close. Meanwhile, Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) added 4.28% or 2.60 points to end at 63.30 and P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) was up 3.41% or 14.80 points to 448.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG), which fell 4.19% or 2.4 points to trade at 55.4 at the close. Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) declined 1.65% or 1.45 points to end at 86.55 and Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) was down 1.03% or 0.54 points to 51.18.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 113 to 58 and 38 ended unchanged.
Shares in DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) rose to 3-years highs; up 5.63% or 0.79 to 14.81.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.08% or 0.05 to $66.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $71.41 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 3.40 to trade at $1347.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.32% to 9.5956, while USD/NOK fell 0.01% to 7.7752.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 89.35.