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 rose 0.83% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR), which rose 2.68% or 7.25 points to trade at 277.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG) added 2.66% or 33.00 points to end at 1,273.00 and Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR) was up 2.65% or 0.97 points to 37.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGL), which fell 6.24% or 8.20 points to trade at 123.20 at the close. Nel ASA (OL:NEL) declined 5.16% or 0.16 points to end at 2.92 and Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) was down 4.04% or 5.50 points to 130.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 149 to 117 and 38 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG) rose to all time highs; up 2.66% or 33.00 to 1,273.00. Shares in Nel ASA (OL:NEL) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.16% or 0.16 to 2.92.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.76% or 1.21 to $69.96 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.68% or 1.22 to hit $74.03 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.71% or 18.75 to trade at $2,670.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.38% to 11.62, while USD/NOK rose 0.08% to 11.05.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 106.72.