Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Insurance and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFS), which rose 2.43% or 3.3 points to trade at 139.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) added 1.06% or 0.72 points to end at 68.64 and Yara International ASA (OL:YAR) was up 0.94% or 3.5 points to 377.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC), which fell 2.47% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.65 at the close. Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) declined 0.78% or 0.80 points to end at 101.80 and Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MHG) was down 0.72% or 1.35 points to 185.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 98 to 82 and 30 ended unchanged.
Shares in REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.47% or 0.02 to 0.65.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.28% or 0.19 to $68.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.12% or 0.09 to hit $78.00 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.52% or 6.30 to trade at $1207.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.48% to 9.5524, while USD/NOK fell 1.03% to 8.1731.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 94.07.