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 added 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI), which rose 3.49% or 2.90 points to trade at 86.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) added 3.47% or 9.00 points to end at 268.50 and Nel ASA (OL:NEL) was up 2.44% or 0.15 points to 6.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR), which fell 1.95% or 1.45 points to trade at 72.85 at the close. TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS) declined 1.46% or 2.00 points to end at 135.00 and Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) was down 1.32% or 0.80 points to 59.88.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 172 to 115 and 30 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.59% or 1.23 to $75.93 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.53% or 1.23 to hit $79.05 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 1.30 to trade at $2,426.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.55% to 11.90, while USD/NOK unchanged 0.00% to 11.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 104.39.