Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking, Technology Hardware & Equipment and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were DNO International ASA (OL:DNO), which rose 2.23% or 0.24 points to trade at 10.50 at the close. Meanwhile, DnB ASA (OL:DNB) added 1.70% or 2.7 points to end at 158.7 and Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC) was up 1.54% or 1.7 points to 112.2 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS), which fell 5.19% or 1.28 points to trade at 23.37 at the close. BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG) declined 2.33% or 0.85 points to end at 35.70 and Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) was down 2.24% or 1.1 points to 47.7.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 117 to 60 and 28 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.72% or 1.05 to $62.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.40% or 0.91 to hit $66.03 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 5.00 to trade at $1312.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.12% to 9.4805, while USD/NOK rose 0.04% to 7.7171.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 90.23.