Investing.com – Norway equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, 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 rose 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI), which rose 2.34% or 1.40 points to trade at 61.25 at the close. Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG) added 1.94% or 25.00 points to end at 1,311.00 and SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) was up 1.58% or 9.00 points to 579.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO), which lost 11.58% or 24.15 points to trade at 184.35 in late trade. Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGL) declined 8.74% or 10.70 points to end at 111.75 and Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) shed 4.94% or 6.40 points to 123.20.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 146 to 140 and 26 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.07% or 0.05 to $68.82 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $72.33 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.79% or 21.01 to trade at $2,667.31 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.18% to 11.68, while USD/NOK fell 0.82% to 11.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.90% at 106.01.