Investing.com – Norway equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Software & Computer Services, Utilities and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 0.75% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Orkla ASA (OL:ORK), which rose 2.08% or 1.70 points to trade at 83.60 at the close. Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) added 2.03% or 1.35 points to end at 67.70 and Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) was up 1.99% or 1.35 points to 69.15 in late trade.
Biggest losers included DNO International ASA (OL:DNO), which lost 4.10% or 0.44 points to trade at 10.29 in late trade. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) declined 3.41% or 8.2 points to end at 232.0 and BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG) shed 2.39% or 0.88 points to 35.90.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 90 to 83 and 30 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.94% or 0.97 to $50.95 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 2.33% or 1.30 to hit $57.10 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.45 to trade at $1275.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.03% to 9.3617, while USD/NOK rose 0.48% to 7.9963.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 93.74.