Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Commercial Service And Supplies, Energy and Food, Beverages & Tobacco sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.14% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were DNO International ASA (OL:DNO), which rose 5.60% or 0.85 points to trade at 15.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Aker BP ASA (OL:AKERBP) added 3.33% or 8.40 points to end at 261.00 and Questerre Energy Corporation (OL:QEC) was up 3.26% or 0.19 points to 5.86 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG), which fell 9.36% or 2.91 points to trade at 28.19 at the close. Telenor ASA (OL:TEL) declined 4.22% or 7.6 points to end at 175.1 and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) was down 2.63% or 7.40 points to 273.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 99 to 83 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) rose to 3-years highs; rising 5.60% or 0.85 to 15.95. Shares in Aker BP ASA (OL:AKERBP) rose to all time highs; rising 3.33% or 8.40 to 261.00.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.07% or 0.05 to $68.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.17% or 0.13 to hit $74.84 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.51% or 6.70 to trade at $1330.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.40% to 9.6623, while USD/NOK rose 0.26% to 7.9036.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 90.63.