Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, 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 0.70%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS), which rose 6.16% or 5.95 points to trade at 102.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG) added 4.85% or 54.00 points to end at 1,168.00 and Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) was up 2.90% or 4.40 points to 156.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO), which fell 7.59% or 10.10 points to trade at 123.00 at the close. Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) declined 2.00% or 4.50 points to end at 220.00 and Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR) was down 1.83% or 0.95 points to 51.05.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 162 to 116 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.85% or 54.00 to 1,168.00. Shares in Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.83% or 0.95 to 51.05.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.78% or 0.55 to $70.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.65% or 0.49 to hit $74.47 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.59% or 16.00 to trade at $2,745.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was unchanged 0.03% to 11.85, while USD/NOK fell 0.11% to 10.97.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 104.09.