Norway shares higher at close of trade; Oslo OBX up 0.22%

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 0.22%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR), which rose 5.71% or 2.42 points to trade at 44.78 at the close. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS) added 3.13% or 0.34 points to end at 11.21 and Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) was up 2.23% or 2.60 points to 119.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which lost 4.19% or 0.16 points to trade at 3.57 in late trade. Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) declined 1.85% or 1.28 points to end at 68.06 and Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI) shed 1.25% or 0.75 points to 59.35.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 149 to 132 and 26 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 3.21% or 2.26 to $68.12 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 2.90% or 2.14 to hit $71.73 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 2.72% or 73.30 to trade at $2,621.50 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was down 0.24% to 11.77, while USD/NOK rose 0.53% to 11.06.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 105.48.