Norway stocks higher at close of trade; Oslo OBX up 0.00%

Norway stocks were higher after the close on Monday, 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 0.00%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Mowi ASA (OL:MOWI), which rose 3.50% or 7.20 points to trade at 213.20 at the close. Meanwhile, SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) added 2.29% or 12.50 points to end at 559.50 and Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR) was up 1.47% or 0.82 points to 56.58 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which fell 3.15% or 0.07 points to trade at 2.00 at the close. Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) declined 1.86% or 9.30 points to end at 489.70 and Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) was down 1.85% or 1.42 points to 75.44.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 159 to 90 and 28 ended unchanged.

Shares in Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.47% or 0.82 to 56.58.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.46% or 1.45 to $97.57 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.63% or 1.79 to hit $108.07 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.36% or 15.15 to trade at $4,165.95 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was down 0.25% to 10.55, while USD/NOK fell 0.06% to 9.41.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 101.73.