Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Energy and Healthcare Equipment & Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR), which rose 2.66% or 5.7 points to trade at 219.9 at the close. Meanwhile, SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) added 2.53% or 8.80 points to end at 356.00 and Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) was up 1.89% or 1.0 points to 56.1 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL), which fell 3.49% or 1.98 points to trade at 54.80 at the close. REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC) declined 3.06% or 0.02 points to end at 0.78 and P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) was down 2.48% or 11.40 points to 448.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 94 to 92 and 16 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.70% or 0.52 to $73.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.20% or 0.16 to hit $78.40 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 4.80 to trade at $1258.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.47% to 9.4101, while USD/NOK fell 0.83% to 8.0453.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 94.09.