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 added 0.83% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR), which rose 2.68% or 7.25 points to trade at 277.50 at the close. Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG) added 2.66% or 33.00 points to end at 1,273.00 and Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR) was up 2.65% or 0.97 points to 37.52 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGL), which lost 6.24% or 8.20 points to trade at 123.20 in late trade. Nel ASA (OL:NEL) declined 5.16% or 0.16 points to end at 2.92 and Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) shed 4.04% or 5.50 points to 130.80.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 149 to 117 and 38 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.77% or 1.22 to $69.97 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.68% or 1.22 to hit $74.03 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.72% or 19.00 to trade at $2,670.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.36% to 11.62, while USD/NOK rose 0.09% to 11.05.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 106.71.