Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Telecoms and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS), which rose 7.77% or 1.69 points to trade at 22.96 at the close. Meanwhile, BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG) added 3.53% or 1.41 points to end at 41.50 and Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) was up 2.02% or 1.40 points to 70.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Questerre Energy Corporation (OL:QEC), which fell 2.69% or 0.18 points to trade at 6.51 at the close. Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) declined 2.63% or 1.64 points to end at 60.66 and Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) was down 1.91% or 0.93 points to 47.67.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 94 to 85 and 24 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.17% or 0.75 to $63.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.75% or 1.23 to hit $69.03 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.20 to trade at $1334.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.25% to 9.6415, while USD/NOK fell 0.06% to 7.8759.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 90.36.