Norway shares higher at close of trade; Oslo OBX up 0.15%

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 rose 0.15% to hit a new 1-month high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS), which rose 4.18% or 0.50 points to trade at 12.34 at the close. Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG) added 4.00% or 43.00 points to end at 1,117.00 and Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) was up 1.00% or 1.50 points to 151.50 in late trade.

Biggest losers included TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS), which lost 3.73% or 3.90 points to trade at 100.70 in late trade. Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGL) declined 3.23% or 4.25 points to end at 127.35 and Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI) shed 2.93% or 2.30 points to 76.10.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 176 to 104 and 26 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.51% or 1.14 to $74.42 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.49% or 1.18 to hit $77.86 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.46% or 12.25 to trade at $2,664.05 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was up 0.24% to 11.76, while USD/NOK rose 0.86% to 10.78.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 102.97.