Investing.com – Norway equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Auto & components, Energy and Insurance sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.03%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were DNO International ASA (OL:DNO), which rose 2.22% or 0.40 points to trade at 18.42 at the close. Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) added 1.52% or 0.58 points to end at 38.70 and Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) was up 0.96% or 0.68 points to 71.44 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO), which lost 4.24% or 4.10 points to trade at 92.44 in late trade. Norwegian Finans Holding ASA (OL:NOFI) declined 1.93% or 1.95 points to end at 98.85 and Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) shed 1.11% or 0.7 points to 60.5.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 114 to 55 and 29 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 2.45% or 1.66 to $65.97 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.91% or 1.39 to hit $71.42 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.35% or 16.40 to trade at $1202.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.13% to 9.5554, while USD/NOK rose 0.29% to 8.3866.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 96.25.