Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the gained 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the were Telenor ASA (OL:), which rose 2.55% or 3.40 points to trade at 136.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Nel ASA (OL:) added 2.14% or 0.09 points to end at 4.29 and Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:) was up 1.80% or 1.22 points to 68.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tomra Systems ASA (OL:), which fell 3.49% or 5.30 points to trade at 146.70 at the close. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:) declined 2.12% or 0.27 points to end at 12.24 and Hafnia Ltd (OL:) was down 2.09% or 1.55 points to 72.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 138 to 130 and 41 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.47% or 0.33 to $70.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.31% or 0.23 to hit $74.02 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 9.95 to trade at $2,688.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.72% to 11.87, while USD/NOK rose 1.01% to 10.91.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 103.21.
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