Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Media, Materials and Auto & components sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA), which rose 12.59% or 33.1 points to trade at 296.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Yara International ASA (OL:YAR) added 4.52% or 14.4 points to end at 340.0 and DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) was up 4.40% or 0.68 points to 16.02 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL), which fell 4.45% or 2.46 points to trade at 52.84 at the close. Telenor ASA (OL:TEL) declined 3.95% or 6.5 points to end at 158.0 and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) was down 3.18% or 7.80 points to 237.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 100 to 73 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 12.59% or 33.1 to 296.0.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.34% or 0.23 to $66.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.19% or 0.14 to hit $71.98 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.90% or 11.20 to trade at $1228.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.04% to 9.4920, while USD/NOK rose 0.45% to 8.1372.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 94.67.