Norway Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, driven by gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences, and Utilities sectors.

At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.56%.

Best Performers

• Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGL): +3.81% (4.55 points) to 123.90
• Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS): +2.95% (0.30 points) to 10.47
• SalMar ASA (OL:SALM): +2.72% (14.50 points) to 547.00

Worst Performers

• Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD): -3.03% (3.25 points) to 104.10
• Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO): -0.99% (2.10 points) to 209.10
• Aker BP ASA (OL:AKRBP): -0.48% (1.10 points) to 228.20

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 147 to 133, with 23 stocks ending unchanged.

Commodity Prices

• Crude oil for December: +1.25% ($0.89) to $72.36 a barrel.
• Brent oil for January: +1.12% ($0.84) to $75.92 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures: +0.20% ($5.60) to $2,751.80 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/NOK: -0.10% to 11.96
• USD/NOK: -0.22% to 10.97

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 103.58.