Investing.com – Norway equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure and Capital Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.49%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (OSLO:FOE), which rose 3.38% or 1.9 points to trade at 59.6 at the close. Opera Software ASA (OSLO:OPERA) added 2.32% or 1.50 points to end at 66.25 and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (OSLO:RCLo) was up 1.83% or 12.0 points to 666.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OSLO:PGS), which lost 3.79% or 1.57 points to trade at 39.90 in late trade. DNO International ASA (OSLO:DNO) declined 3.70% or 0.39 points to end at 10.16 and Subsea 7 SA (OSLO:SUBC) shed 2.16% or 1.5 points to 67.8.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 89 to 73 and 6 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 4.03% or 1.92 to $49.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 3.26% or 1.79 to hit $56.91 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 1.55% or 18.30 to trade at $1201.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.34% to 8.6221, while USD/NOK fell 0.61% to 8.0091.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.22% at 98.47.