Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 0.69% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM), which rose 3.26% or 4.30 points to trade at 136.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD) added 2.86% or 3.80 points to end at 136.80 and Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) was up 2.80% or 2.50 points to 91.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which fell 2.93% or 0.07 points to trade at 2.32 at the close. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS) declined 2.47% or 0.43 points to end at 16.97 and Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) was down 2.24% or 5.40 points to 235.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 145 to 108 and 36 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.88% or 0.52 to $59.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.69% or 0.43 to hit $63.10 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 4.00 to trade at $4,236.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.35% to 11.77, while USD/NOK rose 0.32% to 10.08.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 98.75.
