Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Food, Beverages & Tobacco and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.71%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Norwegian Finans Holding ASA (OL:NOFI), which rose 3.08% or 3.05 points to trade at 101.27 at the close. Meanwhile, Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MHG) added 2.84% or 4.95 points to end at 178.95 and Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) was up 2.81% or 1.7 points to 61.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL), which fell 1.76% or 0.96 points to trade at 53.64 at the close. DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) declined 0.96% or 0.18 points to end at 18.57 and Aker BP ASA (OL:AKERBP) was down 0.87% or 2.40 points to 272.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 101 to 82 and 24 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.58% or 0.38 to $65.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.59% or 0.42 to hit $71.18 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.40 to trade at $1185.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.48% to 9.6366, while USD/NOK rose 0.14% to 8.4665.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 96.45.