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 added 0.48%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS), which rose 4.13% or 5.20 points to trade at 131.00 at the close. Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC) added 2.16% or 4.30 points to end at 203.80 and Yara International ASA (OL:YAR) was up 1.97% or 5.80 points to 300.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which lost 7.05% or 0.48 points to trade at 6.31 in late trade. Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD) declined 4.15% or 6.50 points to end at 150.00 and Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) shed 1.32% or 3.40 points to 253.30.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 156 to 124 and 30 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.83% or 1.46 to $81.17 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.46% or 1.22 to hit $84.95 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $2,467.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.15% to 11.75, while USD/NOK fell 0.35% to 10.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.43% at 103.51.