Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Energy, Diversified Financials and Capital Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.51% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG), which rose 4.77% or 1.43 points to trade at 31.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Statoil ASA (OL:STL) added 3.17% or 6.6 points to end at 212.2 and DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) was up 3.01% or 0.44 points to 15.08 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG), which fell 5.71% or 3.6 points to trade at 58.7 at the close. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) declined 4.14% or 12.20 points to end at 282.50 and SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) was down 2.15% or 8.60 points to 391.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 99 to 90 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Statoil ASA (OL:STL) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.17% or 6.6 to 212.2.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 2.90% or 2.00 to $71.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 2.70% or 2.02 to hit $76.87 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1313.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.88% to 9.5755, while USD/NOK fell 0.80% to 8.0764.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 92.92.