Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Auto & components, Telecoms and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.76%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG), which rose 2.88% or 1.00 points to trade at 35.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) added 2.83% or 1.3 points to end at 47.3 and DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) was up 1.80% or 0.21 points to 11.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Questerre Energy Corporation (OL:QEC), which fell 2.57% or 0.18 points to trade at 6.83 at the close. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) declined 2.30% or 4.00 points to end at 170.00 and Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) was down 1.33% or 0.85 points to 63.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 93 to 91 and 25 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.57% or 1.01 to $65.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.39% or 0.96 to hit $69.87 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.57% or 20.80 to trade at $1348.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.52% to 9.5839, while USD/NOK rose 0.05% to 7.7537.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.44% at 89.08.