Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Materials, Consumer Durables And Apparel and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY), which rose 6.62% or 3.02 points to trade at 48.62 at the close. Meanwhile, Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) added 3.23% or 2.45 points to end at 78.30 and Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA) was up 1.27% or 2.7 points to 215.8 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG), which fell 3.41% or 1.16 points to trade at 32.85 at the close. Questerre Energy Corporation (OL:QEC) declined 2.98% or 0.17 points to end at 5.53 and Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC) was down 2.30% or 2.3 points to 100.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 98 to 82 and 28 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.05% or 1.27 to $63.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.94% or 1.30 to hit $68.41 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.04% or 0.50 to trade at $1336.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.32% to 9.5842, while USD/NOK fell 0.61% to 7.7809.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 89.59.