Norway stocks higher at close of trade; Oslo OBX up 0.54%

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 gained 0.54%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR ), which rose 4.71% or 3.10 points to trade at 68.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Aker BP ASA (OL:AKRBP ) added 2.13% or 5.50 points to end at 263.50 and Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR ) was up 2.04% or 0.72 points to 36.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM ), which fell 1.51% or 2.40 points to trade at 156.30 at the close. Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG ) declined 1.45% or 16.00 points to end at 1,089.00 and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS ) was down 1.38% or 0.15 points to 10.75.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 160 to 125 and 26 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 3.17% or 2.37 to $77.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 2.60% or 2.03 to hit $80.18 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 6.30 to trade at $2,552.60 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was unchanged 0.01% to 11.76, while USD/NOK rose 0.67% to 10.52.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 100.63.

Source: Investing.com