Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences, Telecoms and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.68% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were DNO International ASA (OL:DNO), which rose 3.45% or 0.35 points to trade at 10.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) added 2.20% or 0.9 points to end at 42.8 and Norwegian Finans Holding ASA (OL:NOFI) was up 2.01% or 1.90 points to 96.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC), which fell 3.60% or 8.1 points to trade at 217.0 at the close. Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) declined 1.05% or 0.90 points to end at 85.20 and Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) was down 1.04% or 0.21 points to 19.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 100 to 93 and 17 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.47% or 0.91 to $62.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.02% or 0.69 to hit $68.47 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.66% or 8.70 to trade at $1311.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.08% to 9.6742, while USD/NOK rose 0.48% to 8.1154.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 92.33.