Norway Stocks Close Higher

Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, 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 rose 0.75%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were:
– Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG): +3.10% or 32.00 points, trading at 1,064.00.
– Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR): +3.06% or 1.00 points, ending at 33.70.
– Aker BP ASA (OL:AKRBP): +2.70% or 6.10 points, finishing at 232.30 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD): -6.33% or 6.75 points, trading at 99.90.
– Nel ASA (OL:NEL): -6.01% or 0.30 points, ending at 4.69.
– Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS): -2.97% or 0.39 points, closing at 12.58.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 143 to 143, with 23 ending unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Crude oil for November delivery was up 3.33% or 2.27, reaching $70.44 a barrel.
• Brent oil for December increased 3.15% or 2.26, hitting $73.96 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures rose 0.80% or 21.20, trading at $2,680.60 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/NOK was down 0.13% to 11.73.
• USD/NOK rose 0.47% to 10.59.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 100.92.