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 gained 1.61% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which rose 12.46% or 0.79 points to trade at 7.11 at the close. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS) added 7.76% or 0.82 points to end at 11.39 and Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) was up 6.34% or 8.90 points to 149.30 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI), which lost 0.90% or 0.75 points to trade at 82.25 in late trade. Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) declined 0.52% or 0.60 points to end at 115.70 and Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFG) gained 0.20% or 0.40 points to 198.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 182 to 101 and 34 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.61% or 0.50 to $83.12 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.37% or 0.32 to hit $85.72 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.36% or 8.70 to trade at $2,413.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.55% to 11.70, while USD/NOK rose 0.20% to 10.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 103.75.