Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Friday, 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 0.22% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO), which rose 3.00% or 8.00 points to trade at 274.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Cmb.Tech NV (OL:CMBT) added 2.95% or 3.60 points to end at 125.60 and Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) was up 2.67% or 2.80 points to 107.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY), which fell 2.71% or 2.40 points to trade at 86.32 at the close. Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) declined 1.61% or 2.10 points to end at 128.10 and TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS) was down 1.46% or 1.50 points to 101.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 159 to 92 and 29 ended unchanged.
Shares in Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.00% or 8.00 to 274.50. Shares in Cmb.Tech NV (OL:CMBT) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.95% or 3.60 to 125.60.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.29% or 0.19 to $65.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.32% or 0.22 to hit $69.81 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 5.17% or 276.99 to trade at $5,077.81 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.14% to 11.42, while USD/NOK rose 0.75% to 9.60.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.53% at 96.65.
