Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Insurance, Banking and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Storebrand ASA (OL:STB), which rose 3.84% or 2.64 points to trade at 71.34 at the close. Meanwhile, Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) added 3.71% or 1.48 points to end at 41.35 and Nel ASA (OL:NEL) was up 2.60% or 0.150 points to 5.930 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS), which fell 4.51% or 0.98 points to trade at 20.76 at the close. Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) declined 2.30% or 1.10 points to end at 46.64 and TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS) was down 1.89% or 4.5 points to 233.8.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 103 to 99 and 34 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.39% or 0.25 to $63.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.03% or 0.73 to hit $71.56 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.04% or 0.55 to trade at $1293.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.03% to 9.5983, while USD/NOK fell 0.43% to 8.4976.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 96.575.