Investing.com – Norway equities were higher at the close on Thursday, 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 0.75% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS), which rose 4.66% or 6.10 points to trade at 137.10 at the close. Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) added 3.27% or 4.70 points to end at 148.30 and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS) was up 3.02% or 0.35 points to 11.78 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which lost 1.43% or 0.09 points to trade at 6.22 in late trade. Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGL) declined 0.49% or 0.70 points to end at 143.15 and Telenor ASA (OL:TEL) shed 0.24% or 0.30 points to 123.10.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 165 to 119 and 33 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.71% or 0.58 to $80.86 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.68% or 0.58 to hit $84.50 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.46% or 11.30 to trade at $2,471.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.21% to 11.75, while USD/NOK rose 0.43% to 10.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 103.68.