Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Energy and Commercial Service And Supplies sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 0.51% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS), which rose 4.13% or 9.5 points to trade at 239.3 at the close. Meanwhile, DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) added 3.72% or 0.74 points to end at 20.47 and BW Offshore Ltd (OL:BWO) was up 3.69% or 1.850 points to 51.950 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Storebrand ASA (OL:STB), which fell 2.60% or 1.90 points to trade at 71.20 at the close. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) declined 1.85% or 0.75 points to end at 39.75 and SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) was down 1.76% or 7.00 points to 391.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 113 to 111 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.72% or 0.74 to 20.47.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.11% or 0.73 to $66.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.42% or 0.31 to hit $74.35 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 3.05 to trade at $1274.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.30% to 9.5924, while USD/NOK rose 0.70% to 8.5555.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 97.322.