Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Media, Diversified Financials and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.18% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA), which rose 3.13% or 6.8 points to trade at 224.1 at the close. Meanwhile, TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS) added 2.90% or 7.0 points to end at 248.7 and Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) was up 2.76% or 1.33 points to 49.58 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Questerre Energy Corporation (OL:QEC), which fell 3.18% or 0.19 points to trade at 5.78 at the close. SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) declined 2.67% or 10.00 points to end at 365.00 and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) was down 1.80% or 5.50 points to 299.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 97 to 89 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS) rose to all time highs; up 2.90% or 7.0 to 248.7.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.69% or 0.47 to $68.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.25% or 0.92 to hit $74.40 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.60% or 8.10 to trade at $1345.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.05% to 9.6095, while USD/NOK rose 0.35% to 7.7896.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 89.58.