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 added 0.58%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR), which rose 6.62% or 2.62 points to trade at 42.20 at the close. Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) added 4.45% or 4.70 points to end at 110.40 and Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI) was up 2.26% or 1.30 points to 58.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which lost 6.29% or 0.19 points to trade at 2.85 in late trade. Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) declined 1.79% or 2.70 points to end at 148.10 and Mowi ASA (OL:MOWI) shed 0.51% or 1.00 points to 194.45.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 180 to 92 and 34 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.98% or 0.68 to $68.78 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.95% or 0.69 to hit $71.87 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.74% or 19.54 to trade at $2,625.56 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.43% to 11.81, while USD/NOK rose 0.78% to 11.37.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.58% at 107.97.