Investing.com – Norway equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Auto & components, Energy and Food, Beverages & Tobacco sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.23% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS), which rose 4.53% or 9.7 points to trade at 223.7 at the close. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) added 3.40% or 5.90 points to end at 179.30 and Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) was up 2.10% or 1.2 points to 56.3 in late trade.
Biggest losers included BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG), which lost 7.68% or 2.55 points to trade at 30.65 in late trade. Questerre Energy Corporation (OL:QEC) declined 3.16% or 0.18 points to end at 5.52 and Norwegian Finans Holding ASA (OL:NOFI) shed 2.25% or 2.00 points to 86.70.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 94 to 88 and 21 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.40% or 1.57 to $67.08 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.03% or 1.44 to hit $72.48 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.43% or 19.20 to trade at $1365.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.27% to 9.6053, while USD/NOK fell 0.49% to 7.7572.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 89.15.