Investing.com – Norway equities were higher at the close on Friday, 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 0.60%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD), which rose 3.96% or 5.45 points to trade at 142.95 at the close. Nel ASA (OL:NEL) added 3.46% or 0.25 points to end at 7.48 and Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG) was up 2.98% or 27.00 points to 932.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO), which lost 4.67% or 5.60 points to trade at 114.20 in late trade. Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) declined 1.54% or 1.06 points to end at 67.70 and Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) shed 0.98% or 2.80 points to 283.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 148 to 137 and 33 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.26% or 0.20 to $75.75 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $79.89 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 2.49% or 59.45 to trade at $2,331.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.52% to 11.56, while USD/NOK rose 1.36% to 10.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.74% at 104.82.