Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Energy and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 3.04% 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 17.69% or 46.60 points to trade at 310.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) added 14.21% or 4.20 points to end at 33.75 and DnB ASA (OL:DNB) was up 6.66% or 9.2 points to 148.2 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA), which fell 0.73% or 1.7 points to trade at 232.3 at the close. Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFS) unchanged 0.00% or 0.0 points to end at 127.6 and BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG) was 0.00% or 0.00 points to 28.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 109 to 72 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) rose to 52-week highs; up 17.69% or 46.60 to 310.00. Shares in Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 14.21% or 4.20 to 33.75. Shares in Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFS) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0.00% or 0.0 to 127.6.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.12% or 0.08 to $67.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.57% or 0.42 to hit $74.42 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 5.20 to trade at $1317.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.09% to 9.6866, while USD/NOK rose 0.30% to 7.9962.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 91.30.