Norway Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, 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 gained 0.09%.

Best Performers

• Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD): +2.97% or +4.10 points, trading at 142.15.
• Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO): +2.62% or +2.90 points, ending at 113.40.
• Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM): +2.56% or +4.00 points, closing at 160.00.

Worst Performers

• SalMar ASA (OL:SALM): -3.00% or -17.00 points, trading at 549.50.
• TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS): -1.75% or -2.30 points, ending at 128.80.
• Nel ASA (OL:NEL): -1.49% or -0.08 points, closing at 5.30.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 156 to 127, with 26 ending unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Crude oil (October delivery): +2.32% or +1.73, trading at $76.25 a barrel.
• Brent oil (November delivery): +1.86% or +1.44, hitting $79.02 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures: +0.66% or +16.80, trading at $2,554.60 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• EUR/NOK: -0.37% to 11.64.
• USD/NOK: +0.19% to 10.51.
• The US Dollar Index Futures: +0.42% at 101.42.