Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Telecoms and Auto & components sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 1.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MHG), which rose 3.69% or 5.80 points to trade at 163.00 at the close. Meanwhile, P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) added 3.68% or 15.80 points to end at 444.80 and DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) was up 3.28% or 0.41 points to 12.76 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Questerre Energy Corporation (OL:QEC), which fell 13.46% or 0.90 points to trade at 5.79 at the close. Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) declined 3.61% or 2.25 points to end at 60.10 and Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) was down 3.38% or 0.82 points to 23.43.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 106 to 77 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) rose to all time highs; up 3.68% or 15.80 to 444.80. Shares in DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.28% or 0.41 to 12.76.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.60% or 0.38 to $63.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.53% or 0.36 to hit $68.00 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.83% or 11.20 to trade at $1335.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.70% to 9.6359, while USD/NOK fell 0.39% to 7.8582.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 89.85.