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 gained 0.62%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI), which rose 3.49% or 2.90 points to trade at 86.05 at the close. Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) added 3.47% or 9.00 points to end at 268.50 and Nel ASA (OL:NEL) was up 2.44% or 0.15 points to 6.22 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR), which lost 1.95% or 1.45 points to trade at 72.85 in late trade. TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS) declined 1.46% or 2.00 points to end at 135.00 and Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) shed 1.32% or 0.80 points to 59.88.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 172 to 115 and 30 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.78% or 1.37 to $75.79 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.71% or 1.37 to hit $78.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 2.00 to trade at $2,425.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.55% to 11.90, while USD/NOK unchanged 0.01% to 11.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 104.37.