Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Commercial Service And Supplies, Media and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA), which rose 3.10% or 9.1 points to trade at 302.8 at the close. Meanwhile, Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) added 2.37% or 0.72 points to end at 31.07 and Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) was up 2.15% or 2.15 points to 102.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT), which fell 1.69% or 1.25 points to trade at 72.85 at the close. Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) declined 1.48% or 1.08 points to end at 72.02 and Telenor ASA (OL:TEL) was down 1.47% or 2.4 points to 162.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 101 to 86 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.10% or 9.1 to 302.8.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.53% or 1.71 to $69.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.95% or 1.51 to hit $78.88 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.00 to trade at $1200.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.60% to 9.6691, while USD/NOK fell 0.55% to 8.3447.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 95.22.