Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Energy, Software & Computer Services and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 0.65% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO), which rose 5.62% or 4.95 points to trade at 93.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) added 3.73% or 1.42 points to end at 39.52 and Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC) was up 3.01% or 3.5 points to 121.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC), which fell 2.92% or 8.20 points to trade at 280.00 at the close. Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) declined 2.58% or 1.80 points to end at 69.56 and BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG) was down 2.48% or 0.77 points to 30.22.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 99 to 87 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) rose to all time highs; up 5.62% or 4.95 to 93.00. Shares in Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.73% or 1.42 to 39.52.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.42% or 0.30 to $70.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.55% or 0.43 to hit $78.66 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.90% or 25.10 to trade at $1293.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.20% to 9.6025, while USD/NOK rose 0.80% to 8.0970.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.52% at 93.03.