Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Auto & components, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT), which rose 2.07% or 0.96 points to trade at 47.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) added 2.04% or 1.46 points to end at 72.78 and Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR) was up 2.01% or 3.9 points to 198.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MOWI), which fell 1.98% or 3.80 points to trade at 187.70 at the close. Telenor ASA (OL:TEL) declined 1.80% or 3.1 points to end at 169.3 and SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) was down 1.58% or 6.40 points to 398.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.19% or 0.12 to $63.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.10% or 0.07 to hit $71.69 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.55 to trade at $1275.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.12% to 9.5784, while USD/NOK rose 0.47% to 8.5307.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.52% at 97.157.