Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences, Transport and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 0.34% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC), which rose 47.24% or 84.70 points to trade at 260.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) added 6.33% or 2.81 points to end at 47.17 and Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) was up 5.00% or 1.37 points to 28.77 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telenor ASA (OL:TEL), which fell 2.99% or 5.4 points to trade at 174.9 at the close. Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) declined 2.53% or 1.64 points to end at 63.24 and P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) was down 1.14% or 5.20 points to 450.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 101 to 77 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) rose to 52-week highs; rising 47.24% or 84.70 to 260.00. Shares in Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.00% or 1.37 to 28.77.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.01% or 0.01 to $66.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.31% or 0.22 to hit $71.84 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.36% or 18.50 to trade at $1341.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.10% to 9.5909, while USD/NOK rose 0.32% to 7.7874.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 89.53.