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 rose 0.34%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY), which rose 2.24% or 1.30 points to trade at 59.28 at the close. Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) added 1.03% or 1.60 points to end at 156.20 and Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR) was up 0.98% or 2.85 points to 293.30 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD), which lost 2.21% or 3.10 points to trade at 137.30 in late trade. Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) declined 2.08% or 2.50 points to end at 117.90 and Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) shed 1.01% or 2.70 points to 265.80.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 147 to 140 and 27 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.45% or 0.34 to $75.20 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.50% or 0.40 to hit $79.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 1.20 to trade at $2,539.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.68% to 11.70, while USD/NOK fell 0.78% to 10.58.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 101.83.