The Oslo Stock Exchange () serves as the main market for trading in the shares of Norwegian companies. It opens at 9:00am and closes 4:30pm local time (CET). In addition to a wide range of domestic companies, the OSE attracts a lot of international companies within petroleum, shipping and other related areas.
The stock exchanged opened in April 1819 (as Christiania Børs), but didn't list stocks and shares until 1 March 1881. The first list of prices showed 23 shares. From 1920 to 1936, whaling shares accounted for about 50% of total turnover.
In addition to Norwegian and foreign companies with shares listed on Oslo Stock Exchange, the list also includes equity certificates issued by Norwegian savings banks. The difference between shares and equity certificates is connected to the ownership of the company's assets and leverage in the administrative bodies of the banks.
Currently listed companies *Denotes equity certificate issued by savings bank CompanyTickerFirst day of listingGICS IndustryABG Sundal Collier4 July 1991Investment Banking & BrokerageAF Group8 September 1997Construction & EngineeringAkastor2 April 2004Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesAker8 September 2004Multi-Sector HoldingsAker BP23 December 2009Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionAker Solutions29 September 2014Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesAKVA Group10 November 2006Industrial MachineryAmerican Shipping Company11 July 2005MarineCarasent8 April 2002Application SoftwareAqualis13 August 2014Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesArcher26 November 2010Oil & Gas DrillingArcus1 December 2016Distillers & VintnersArendals Fossekompani15 July 1991Independent Power Producers & Energy TradersAsetek20 March 2013Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsAtea28 March 1985IT Consulting & Other ServicesAtlantic Petroleum12 December 2013Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Aurskog Sparebank*12 August 1998Regional BanksAustevoll Seafood11 October 2006Packaged Foods & MeatsAvance Gas Holding15 April 2014Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationAwilco Drilling4 September 2018Oil & Gas DrillingAxactor21 November 1997Specialized FinanceB2Impact8 June 2016Specialized FinanceBakkafrost26 March 2010Packaged Foods & MeatsBelships2 January 1939MarineEndúr30 June 2008Industrial ConglomeratesBerGenBio7 April 2017BiotechnologyBiotec Pharmacon4 November 2005BiotechnologyBonheur2 January 1920Industrial ConglomeratesBorgestad2 January 1920Real Estate Operating CompaniesBorr Drilling30 August 2017Oil and Gas DrillingBorregaard18 October 2012Specialty ChemicalsBouvet ASA30 November 2010IT Consulting & Other ServicesBW LPG21 November 2013Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationBW Offshore Limited31 May 2006Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationByggma27 August 1997Building ProductsContextVision17 March 1997Health Care TechnologyCrayon Group Holding8 November 2017System SoftwareData Respons1 December 1997IT Consulting & Other ServicesDNB ASA17 August 1992Diversified BanksDNO International16 November 1981Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionDOF ASA4 October 2000Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesEidesvik Offshore27 June 2005Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesElkem22 March 2018Specialty ChemicalsElectromagnetic Geoservices30 March 2007Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesEntra17 October 2014Real Estate Operating CompaniesEquinor18 June 2001Integrated Oil & GasEuropris19 June 2015General Merchandise StoresEvry21 June 2017IT Consulting & Other ServicesFjord115 August 2017MarineFjordkraft Holding21 March 2018Electric UtilitiesFLEX LNG18 July 2017Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationFrontline Ltd.9 November 1998MarineFuncom13 December 2005Home Entertainment SoftwareGaming Innovation Group27 January 2005Internet Software & ServicesGC Rieber Shipping9 March 2005Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesGjensidige Forsikring10 December 2010Multi-line InsuranceGolden Ocean Group1 April 2015MarineGoodtech20 January 1984Industrial MachineryGrieg Seafood21 June 2007Packaged Foods & MeatsGyldendal ASA2 January 1980PublishingHöegh LNG Holdings5 July 2011Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationHavila Shipping24 May 2005Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesHavyard Group1 July 2014Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks Helgeland Sparebank*3 February 2000Regional BanksHexagon Composites30 January 1997Metal & Glass ContainersHiddn Solutions16 July 2001Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals Høland og Setskog Sparebank*17 August 1999Regional BanksIDEX ASA11 May 2015Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsIncus Investor4 December 1995Industrial ConglomeratesInfront29 September 2017Financial Exchanges & DataInterOil Exploration and Production19 July 2006Integrated Oil & GasSogn Sparebank20 January 1997Regional BanksItera27 January 1999IT Consulting & Other ServicesJinhui Shipping and Transport24 October 1994Marine Jæren Sparebank*3 May 2007Regional BanksKid2 November 2015Homefurnishing RetailKitron16 January 1998Electronic Manufacturing ServicesMorrow Bank ASA10 November 2017Consumer FinanceKongsberg Automotive24 June 2005Auto Parts & EquipmentKongsberg Gruppen13 December 1993Aerospace & DefenceKværner8 July 2011Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesLerøy Seafood Group3 June 2002Packaged Foods & MeatsMagseis1 June 2018Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesMowi1 July 1997Packaged Foods & MeatsMedistim28 May 2004Health Care Equipment Melhus Sparebank*9 November 1998Regional BanksMulticonsult22 May 2015Research & Consulting ServicesNapatech6 December 2013Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsNavamedic31 March 2006PharmaceuticalsNEL Hydrogen27 August 2004Industrial MachineryNEXT Biometrics Group17 December 2015Electronic Equipment & InstrumentsNorconsult ASAOSE: NORCO10 November 2023Construction & EngineeringNorthern Drilling26 October 2007Oil & Gas DrillingMPC Container Ships3 May 2018MarineNordic Nanovector23 March 2015BiotechnologyNordic Semiconductor25 April 1996SemiconductorsNorsk Hydro16 April 1909AluminiumNorway Royal Salmon29 March 2011Packaged Foods & MeatsNorwegian Air Shuttle18 December 2003AirlinesNorwegian Energy Company9 November 2007Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionNorwegian Finans Holding17 June 2016Consumer FinanceNorwegian Property15 November 2006Real Estate Operating CompaniesNRC Group11 January 1988Construction & EngineeringNTS ASA1 April 1992MarineOcean Yield5 July 2013Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationOceanteam Shipping8 February 2007Oil & Gas Storage & TransportationOdfjell Drilling27 September 2013Oil & Gas DrillingOdfjell ser. A5 May 1986MarineOdfjell ser. B11 May 1989MarineOlav Thon Eiendomsselskap29 April 1983Real Estate Operating CompaniesOrkla Group2 January 1934Packaged Foods & MeatsPanoro Energy8 June 2010Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionPareto Bank12 December 2016Diversified BanksPCI Biotech Holding27 April 2018PharmaceuticalsPexip ASA14 May 2020Software & ServicesPetroleum Geo-Services26 August 1992Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesPetrolia12 May 1997Integrated Oil & GasPhotocure29 May 2000PharmaceuticalsPolarcus20 June 2012Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesPolaris Media20 October 2008PublishingpoLight1 October 2018Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsProsafe23 April 1997Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesProtector Forsikring25 May 2007Property & Casualty InsuranceQ-Free3 April 2002Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsQuesterre Energy Corporation17 June 2005Integrated Oil & GasRAK Petroleum7 November 2014Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionReach Subsea2 January 1920Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesREC Silicon9 May 2006SemiconductorsSalMar8 May 2007Packaged Foods & MeatsSalmones Camanchaca2 February 2018Packaged Foods & Meats Sandnes Sparebank*27 October 1995Regional BanksSAS Group21 February 1997AirlinesSATS23 October 2019Consumer CyclicalSbanken2 November 2015Diversified BanksScatec2 October 2014Renewable ElectricitySchibsted ser. A15 July 1992PublishingSchibsted ser. B1 June 2015PublishingThe Scottish Salmon Company29 April 2011Packaged Foods & MeatsS.D. Standard Drilling31 May 2017Oil & Gas DrillingSeaBird Exploration11 April 2006Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionSeadrill22 November 2005Oil & Gas DrillingSelf Storage Group27 October 2017Diversified Support ServicesSelvaag Bolig14 June 2012HomebuildingShelf Drilling25 June 2018Oil & Gas DrillingSiem Offshore12 August 2005Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Skue Sparebank*19 October 1998Regional BanksSolon Eiendom5 May 2000HomebuildingSolstad Farstad27 October 1997Oil & Gas Equipment & Services SpareBank 1 BV*27 May 1994Regional Banks SpareBank 1 Nord–Norge*2 May 1994Regional Banks SpareBank 1 Nøtterøy–Tønsberg*3 October 2018Regional Banks SpareBank 1 Ringerike Hadeland*13 June 1996Regional Banks SpareBank 1 SMN*2 May 1994Regional BanksSpareBank 1 SR-Bank2 January 2012Regional Banks SpareBank 1 Nordvest*3 October 2017Regional Banks SpareBank 1 Østfold Akershus*1 November 2005Regional Banks SpareBank 1 Østlandet*13 June 2017Regional Banks Sparebanken Møre*12 June 1989Regional Banks Sparebanken Sør*14 July 1998Regional Banks Sparebanken Vest*4 January 1995Regional Banks Sparebanken Øst*22 February 1989Regional BanksStar Bulk Carriers16 July 2018MarineStolt-Nielsen7 March 2001MarineStorebrand21 June 1993Life & Health InsuranceStorm Real Estate6 July 2010Real Estate Operating CompaniesStrongPoint11 June 2001Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsSubsea 75 June 1997Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionTargovax23 March 2017BiotechnologyTeam Tankers International9 March 2015MarineTelenor4 December 2000Integrated Telecommunication ServicesTGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company30 October 1997Oil & Gas Equipment & ServicesThin Film Electronics ASA27 February 2015Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsTomra Systems18 January 1985Environmental & Facilities Services Totens Sparebank*18 December 1995Regional BanksTreasure ASA8 June 2016MarineVeidekke23 June 1986Construction & EngineeringVistin Pharma3 October 2018PharmaceuticalsVolue4 May 2021Computer SoftwareVoss Veksel- og Landmandsbank1 April 1992Regional BanksWebstep11 October 2017IT Consulting & Other ServicesWilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ser. A2 January 1980MarineWilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ser. B7 August 1989MarineWilson17 March 2005MarineXXL3 October 2014Specialty StoresYara International25 March 2004Fertilizer & Agricultural ChemicalsZalaris20 June 2014Human Resource & Employment Services
See also List of companies listed on Oslo Axess Oslo Stock Exchange OSEAX OBX Index
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