Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Friday, 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 1.61% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which rose 12.46% or 0.79 points to trade at 7.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS) added 7.76% or 0.82 points to end at 11.39 and Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) was up 6.34% or 8.90 points to 149.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI), which fell 0.90% or 0.75 points to trade at 82.25 at the close. Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) declined 0.52% or 0.60 points to end at 115.70 and Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFG) was up 0.20% or 0.40 points to 198.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 182 to 101 and 34 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 0.20% or 0.40 to 198.50.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.61% or 0.50 to $83.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.34% or 0.29 to hit $85.69 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 8.30 to trade at $2,413.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.55% to 11.70, while USD/NOK rose 0.19% to 10.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 103.75.