Investing.com – Norway equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Auto & components and Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.19%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC), which rose 2.55% or 2.9 points to trade at 114.5 at the close. Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) added 2.42% or 0.87 points to end at 36.82 and Aker BP ASA (OL:AKERBP) was up 2.04% or 5.60 points to 280.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA), which lost 3.59% or 17.80 points to trade at 478.00 in late trade. Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) declined 2.94% or 2.80 points to end at 92.50 and Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MHG) shed 1.87% or 3.45 points to 181.05.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 106 to 66 and 33 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.15% or 0.75 to $66.17 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.71% or 0.51 to hit $72.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 1.70 to trade at $1196.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.22% to 9.7183, while USD/NOK fell 0.23% to 8.4253.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 95.41.