Norway stocks higher at close of trade; Oslo OBX up 0.29%

Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services , Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.29%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Mowi ASA (OL:MOWI ), which rose 3.13% or 5.70 points to trade at 187.60 at the close. Meanwhile, SalMar ASA (OL:SALM ) added 2.50% or 13.50 points to end at 553.50 and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS ) was up 2.28% or 0.24 points to 10.75 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC ), which fell 2.86% or 5.30 points to trade at 180.30 at the close. Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO ) declined 1.98% or 4.80 points to end at 237.40 and Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI ) was down 1.45% or 1.10 points to 74.80.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 142 to 136 and 30 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.23% or 0.83 to $68.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.97% or 0.69 to hit $71.75 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 1.85 to trade at $2,526.45 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was up 0.76% to 11.98, while USD/NOK rose 1.38% to 10.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 101.52.

Source: Investing.com