Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the gained 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the were Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:), which rose 2.24% or 1.30 points to trade at 59.28 at the close. Meanwhile, Tomra Systems ASA (OL:) added 1.03% or 1.60 points to end at 156.20 and Equinor ASA (OL:) was up 0.98% or 2.85 points to 293.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:), which fell 2.21% or 3.10 points to trade at 137.30 at the close. Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:) declined 2.08% or 2.50 points to end at 117.90 and Frontline Ltd (OL:) was down 1.01% or 2.70 points to 265.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 147 to 140 and 27 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.45% or 0.34 to $75.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.49% or 0.39 to hit $79.29 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.04% or 0.95 to trade at $2,538.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.69% to 11.70, while USD/NOK fell 0.79% to 10.58.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 101.82.
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