Norway Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Friday, with gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences, and Utilities sectors leading to an overall increase.

At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.26%.

Best Performers

• Nel ASA (OL:NEL): +2.40% or 0.10 points to trade at 4.28
• Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY): +1.92% or 1.30 points to end at 69.00
• Telenor ASA (OL:TEL): +1.85% or 2.50 points to 137.60

Worst Performers

• SalMar ASA (OL:SALM): -2.78% or 15.50 points to trade at 542.50
• Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR): -1.91% or 5.05 points to end at 259.00
• Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR): -1.39% or 0.64 points to 45.24

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange, with 138 rising, 137 declining, and 31 unchanged.

Shares in Telenor ASA reached 52-week highs (+1.85% or 2.50 to 137.60), while Borr Drilling Ltd fell to 52-week lows (-1.39% or 0.64 to 45.24).

Commodities Update

• Crude oil for December delivery rose 1.36% or 0.94 to $70.20 a barrel.
• Brent oil for January delivery increased 1.30% or 0.95 to $73.76 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures rose 0.18% or 5.05 to trade at $2,754.35 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• EUR/NOK: up 0.11% to 11.99
• USD/NOK: up 0.52% to 11.05
• US Dollar Index Futures: up 0.20% at 104.08