Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Materials and Auto & components sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 1.54%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were SalMar ASA (OL:SALM), which rose 4.48% or 17.90 points to trade at 417.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Nel ASA (OL:NEL) added 4.08% or 0.330 points to end at 8.300 and Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MOWI) was up 3.74% or 7.60 points to 210.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT), which fell 2.95% or 1.18 points to trade at 38.76 at the close. DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) declined 1.94% or 0.30 points to end at 14.90 and Adevinta ASA Class A (OL:ADEA) was down 0.59% or 0.58 points to 93.25.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 111 to 102 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.95% or 1.18 to 38.76.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.45% or 0.24 to $53.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.26% or 0.16 to hit $61.83 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.14% or 14.95 to trade at $1326.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.01% to 9.7761, while USD/NOK fell 0.42% to 8.7161.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 97.377.