Norway stocks higher at close of trade; Oslo OBX up 1.54%

Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Friday, 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 gained 1.54%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY ), which rose 7.13% or 4.70 points to trade at 70.64 at the close. Meanwhile, Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFG ) added 3.92% or 7.40 points to end at 196.30 and Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR ) was up 2.92% or 7.70 points to 271.10 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR ), which fell 2.90% or 1.34 points to trade at 44.86 at the close. Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO ) declined 2.43% or 5.40 points to end at 216.40 and Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI ) was down 1.98% or 1.20 points to 59.35.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 147 to 131 and 24 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.45% or 0.31 to $68.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.41% or 0.30 to hit $72.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 2.70 to trade at $2,575.60 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was down 0.39% to 11.70, while USD/NOK fell 0.31% to 11.10.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 106.69.

Source: Investing.com