This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in the Nordic region gained Tuesday, with the OMX Nordic 40 Index rising 0.5%.
Hoegh Autoliners ASA was the biggest leader among large stocks during the session, increasing 7.6%, and BW LPG Ltd. gained 7.0%. Torm PLC rounded out the top three leaders on Tuesday, with shares increasing 6.9%.
Alvotech posted the largest decline, declining 8.8%, followed by Protector Forsikring ASA shares, which dropped 7.3%. Shares of CMB.TECH N.V. fell 6.4%.
In Denmark, the OMX Copenhagen 20 Index increased 0.5%, and the OMX Helsinki 25 Index, which tracks Finland's most-traded stocks, increased 0.7%.
Stocks on Sweden's OMX Stockholm 30 Index gained 0.6%, and Norway's Oslo Exchange Benchmark Index_GI gained 0.4%. Shares in Iceland decreased, with the OMX Iceland All-Share PI Equity Index dropping 1.5%.
Elsewhere in Europe, indexes rose, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 0.4% and the FTSE 100 Index adding 0.7% from the previous close.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 4.5%, and gold futures were up 0.3%. Bitcoin slipped 2.0% to $69,276.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index gained 0.4% to 96.42.
Against the euro, the Norwegian krone was up 0.6%, the U.S. dollar was up 0.4%, the Swedish krona was flat, the Danish krone was flat, and the Icelandic krona was down 0.2%.
Against the U.S. dollar, the Norwegian krone was up 0.2%, the euro was down 0.4%, the Danish krone was down 0.4%, the Swedish krona was down 0.4%, and the Icelandic krona was down 0.6%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 24, 2026 13:07 ET (17:07 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Comments