Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Auto & components, Capital Goods and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.95% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG), which rose 4.83% or 1.77 points to trade at 38.41 at the close. Meanwhile, DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) added 3.35% or 0.31 points to end at 9.55 and Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) was up 2.76% or 1.90 points to 70.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Orkla ASA (OL:ORK), which rose 0.17% or 0.15 points to trade at 86.50 at the close. Questerre Energy Corporation (OL:QEC) added 0.25% or 0.02 points to end at 6.07 and Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) was up 0.30% or 0.20 points to 66.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 135 to 50 and 23 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.70% or 0.42 to $59.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.86% or 0.57 to hit $65.89 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 3.20 to trade at $1290.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.13% to 9.8410, while USD/NOK fell 0.48% to 8.2697.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 92.59.