Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.58% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO), which rose 7.36% or 12.20 points to trade at 178.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) added 3.92% or 5.90 points to end at 156.60 and Nel ASA (OL:NEL) was up 3.76% or 0.12 points to 3.17 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS), which fell 1.63% or 0.18 points to trade at 10.84 at the close. SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) declined 1.19% or 6.50 points to end at 541.00 and Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR) was down 1.11% or 0.42 points to 37.55.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 143 to 126 and 35 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.97% or 0.71 to $74.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.00% or 0.76 to hit $77.06 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.52% or 13.79 to trade at $2,661.19 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.24% to 11.75, while USD/NOK rose 0.31% to 11.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 108.26.