Norway stocks higher at close of trade; Oslo OBX up 0.96%

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 rose 0.96%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Aker BP ASA (OL:AKRBP ), which rose 3.22% or 7.00 points to trade at 224.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR ) added 2.82% or 0.89 points to end at 32.50 and Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR ) was up 2.69% or 6.90 points to 263.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nel ASA (OL:NEL ), which fell 2.58% or 0.13 points to trade at 4.72 at the close. Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI ) declined 2.20% or 1.70 points to end at 75.40 and Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM ) was down 2.07% or 3.30 points to 156.20.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 175 to 103 and 27 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.44% or 0.30 to $67.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.27% or 0.19 to hit $71.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.87% or 23.50 to trade at $2,671.40 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was down 0.39% to 11.72, while USD/NOK fell 0.35% to 10.49.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 100.08.

Source: Investing.com