Norway stocks higher at close of trade; Oslo OBX up 0.27%

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 added 0.27%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS ), which rose 2.30% or 2.20 points to trade at 98.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR ) added 1.56% or 4.10 points to end at 267.10 and Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO ) was up 1.23% or 1.60 points to 131.70 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS ), which fell 3.54% or 0.43 points to trade at 11.59 at the close. Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGL ) declined 2.27% or 2.80 points to end at 120.80 and Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM ) was down 1.75% or 2.60 points to 146.30.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 143 to 136 and 33 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.05% or 0.72 to $69.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.85% or 0.62 to hit $73.68 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 9.55 to trade at $2,739.55 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was unchanged 0.01% to 11.86, while USD/NOK rose 0.26% to 10.95.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 103.62.

Source: Investing.com