Norway stocks higher at close of trade; Oslo OBX up 0.58%

Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, 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 0.58%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR), which rose 6.62% or 2.62 points to trade at 42.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) added 4.45% or 4.70 points to end at 110.40 and Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI) was up 2.26% or 1.30 points to 58.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which fell 6.25% or 0.19 points to trade at 2.85 at the close. Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) declined 1.79% or 2.70 points to end at 148.10 and Mowi ASA (OL:MOWI) was down 0.51% or 1.00 points to 194.45.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Shares in Nel ASA (OL:NEL) fell to 5-year lows; losing 6.25% or 0.19 to 2.85.

Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.09% or 0.06 to $70.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.24% or 0.90 to hit $73.22 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $2,633.50 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was up 0.72% to 11.85, while USD/NOK rose 0.57% to 11.38.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 108.00.