Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Materials and Commercial Service And Supplies sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 1.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA), which rose 4.29% or 18.60 points to trade at 452.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Yara International ASA (OL:YAR) added 3.62% or 12.4 points to end at 352.0 and Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) was up 3.51% or 1.35 points to 39.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Questerre Energy Corporation (OL:QEC), which fell 48.55% or 3.77 points to trade at 3.99 at the close. Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) declined 1.52% or 1.35 points to end at 87.20 and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) was down 0.41% or 1.00 points to 245.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 91 to 86 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in Questerre Energy Corporation (OL:QEC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 48.55% or 3.77 to 3.99.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.78% or 1.15 to $65.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 2.02% or 1.52 to hit $76.88 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.30 to trade at $1301.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.11% to 9.5034, while USD/NOK fell 0.45% to 8.0452.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 93.40.