Norway Stock Market Update

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

At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.95% to hit a new 1-month high.

Best Performers

• TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS): +4.18% (4.20 points) to 104.70
• Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY): +2.38% (1.60 points) to 68.92
• Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR): +2.37% (0.84 points) to 36.30

Worst Performers

• Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS): -11.56% (1.43 points) to 10.90
• Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG): -1.65% (18.00 points) to 1,074.00
• Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO): -0.72% (1.00 points) to 137.80

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 159 to 126, with 20 ending unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Crude oil for November delivery rose 0.80% to $74.30 a barrel.
• Brent oil for December delivery increased 0.75% to $78.20 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures fell 0.02% to $2,678.60 a troy ounce.

Currency Updates

• EUR/NOK decreased 0.05% to 11.70.
• USD/NOK increased 0.61% to 10.67.
• The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.52% to 102.28.