Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Auto & components and Healthcare Equipment & Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Storebrand ASA (OL:STB), which rose 1.85% or 1.00 points to trade at 54.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA) added 1.56% or 3.2 points to end at 208.0 and Lerøy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) was up 1.32% or 5.2 points to 400.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG), which fell 3.74% or 1.49 points to trade at 38.34 at the close. Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) declined 2.88% or 0.65 points to end at 21.95 and Aker BP ASA (OL:AKERBP) was down 2.34% or 3.30 points to 137.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 92 to 82 and 28 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.06% or 0.03 to $50.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.32% or 0.17 to hit $53.10 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 4.90 to trade at $1278.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.50% to 9.2366, while USD/NOK rose 0.14% to 8.5907.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 99.52.