Investing.com – Norway equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Durables And Apparel, Technology Hardware & Equipment and Healthcare Equipment & Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 0.21% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Orkla ASA (OL:ORK), which rose 4.20% or 3.15 points to trade at 78.15 at the close. Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) added 3.30% or 1.22 points to end at 38.15 and Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) was up 2.46% or 0.79 points to 32.91 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (OL:FOE), which lost 12.50% or 2.6 points to trade at 18.2 in late trade. Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFS) declined 4.75% or 6.8 points to end at 136.3 and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) shed 3.53% or 10.8 points to 294.8.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 89 to 79 and 18 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.74% or 0.34 to $46.02 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.91% or 0.43 to hit $47.80 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.32% or 4.20 to trade at $1328.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.50% to 9.3493, while USD/NOK rose 1.00% to 8.4487.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.51% at 96.59.