Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Transport, Materials and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 1.42% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC), which rose 5.97% or 17.20 points to trade at 305.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) added 4.45% or 2.30 points to end at 54.00 and BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG) was up 4.23% or 1.30 points to 32.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA), which fell 0.98% or 4.40 points to trade at 444.00 at the close. Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) declined 0.56% or 0.36 points to end at 63.36 and Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFS) was down 0.52% or 0.7 points to 133.8.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 131 to 51 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.97% or 17.20 to 305.20.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.68% or 1.12 to $67.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.40% or 1.00 to hit $72.58 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 3.80 to trade at $1353.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.02% to 9.6022, while USD/NOK unchanged 0.00% to 7.7598.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 89.35.