Norway stocks higher at close of trade; Oslo OBX up 0.41%

Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, 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 added 0.41%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which rose 4.92% or 0.24 points to trade at 5.21 at the close. Meanwhile, Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) added 3.57% or 1.98 points to end at 57.42 and Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) was up 3.11% or 3.70 points to 122.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM), which fell 3.02% or 4.70 points to trade at 150.70 at the close. DnB ASA (OL:DNB) declined 1.16% or 2.50 points to end at 212.20 and Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI) was down 0.66% or 0.50 points to 75.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 147 to 126 and 28 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.38% or 0.25 to $66.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.23% or 0.16 to hit $69.35 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 4.65 to trade at $2,538.45 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was up 0.36% to 11.99, while USD/NOK rose 0.44% to 10.89.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.67.