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 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS), which rose 5.45% or 6.30 points to trade at 121.80 at the close. Meanwhile, PGS ASA (OL:PGS) added 3.42% or 0.27 points to end at 8.29 and Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) was up 3.04% or 3.30 points to 112.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which fell 3.31% or 0.20 points to trade at 5.90 at the close. Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) declined 2.31% or 1.50 points to end at 63.34 and Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) was down 1.68% or 4.40 points to 257.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 160 to 132 and 24 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.92% or 0.72 to $78.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.80% or 0.66 to hit $83.28 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 9.45 to trade at $2,339.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.50% to 11.49, while USD/NOK rose 0.59% to 10.72.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 105.16.