Norway Stock Market Update

Norway stocks closed higher 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 0.96%.

Best Performers

• Aker BP ASA (OL:AKRBP): +3.22% (up 7.00 points to 224.50)
• Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR): +2.82% (up 0.89 points to 32.50)
• Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR): +2.69% (up 6.90 points to 263.00)

Worst Performers

• Nel ASA (OL:NEL): -2.58% (down 0.13 points to 4.72)
• Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI): -2.20% (down 1.70 points to 75.40)
• Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM): -2.07% (down 3.30 points to 156.20)

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 175 to 103, with 27 remaining unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Crude Oil (November delivery): +0.44% (up 0.30 to $67.97 a barrel)
• Brent Oil (December delivery): +0.27% (up 0.19 to $71.28 a barrel)
• Gold (December Futures): -0.87% (down 23.50 to $2,671.40 a troy ounce)

Currency Update

• EUR/NOK: -0.39% to 11.72
• USD/NOK: -0.35% to 10.49
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.16% at 100.08