Investing.com – Norway equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Diversified Financials and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 0.47%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MHG), which rose 1.51% or 2.20 points to trade at 148.20 at the close. Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) added 1.04% or 0.39 points to end at 38.07 and Lerøy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) was up 0.88% or 3.8 points to 437.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS), which lost 4.43% or 0.97 points to trade at 20.94 in late trade. Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) declined 2.53% or 1.50 points to end at 57.80 and Seadrill Limited (OL:SDRL) shed 1.12% or 0.2 points to 16.8.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 94 to 73 and 28 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.02% or 0.01 to $44.88 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.28% or 0.13 to hit $46.02 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.22% or 2.80 to trade at $1276.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.13% to 9.0792, while USD/NOK fell 0.04% to 8.2309.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 97.88.