Investing.com – Norway equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 0.07%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS), which rose 5.45% or 6.30 points to trade at 121.80 at the close. PGS ASA (OL:PGS) added 3.42% or 0.27 points to end at 8.29 and Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) was up 3.04% or 3.30 points to 112.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which lost 3.31% or 0.20 points to trade at 5.90 in late trade. Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) declined 2.31% or 1.50 points to end at 63.34 and Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) shed 1.68% or 4.40 points to 257.80.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 160 to 132 and 24 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.92% or 0.72 to $78.77 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.80% or 0.66 to hit $83.28 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 9.35 to trade at $2,339.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.49% to 11.49, while USD/NOK rose 0.58% to 10.72.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 105.15.