Norway stocks higher at close of trade; Oslo OBX up 0.20%

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 added 0.20%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR ), which rose 2.36% or 0.88 points to trade at 38.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR ) added 2.21% or 6.15 points to end at 284.65 and Aker BP ASA (OL:AKRBP ) was up 2.06% or 4.80 points to 237.70 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO ), which fell 3.80% or 6.45 points to trade at 163.35 at the close. Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO ) declined 3.27% or 3.90 points to end at 115.20 and Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI ) was down 2.78% or 1.80 points to 62.95.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 153 to 125 and 29 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.94% or 0.69 to $73.82 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.63% or 0.48 to hit $76.41 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.41% or 10.81 to trade at $2,658.19 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was up 0.13% to 11.70, while USD/NOK fell 0.12% to 11.37.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 108.92.

Source: Investing.com