Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the gained 1.54%.
The best performers of the session on the were Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:), which rose 7.13% or 4.70 points to trade at 70.64 at the close. Meanwhile, Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:) added 3.92% or 7.40 points to end at 196.30 and Equinor ASA (OL:) was up 2.92% or 7.70 points to 271.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:), which fell 2.90% or 1.34 points to trade at 44.86 at the close. Frontline Ltd (OL:) declined 2.43% or 5.40 points to end at 216.40 and Hafnia Ltd (OL:) was down 1.98% or 1.20 points to 59.35.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 147 to 131 and 24 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.45% or 0.31 to $68.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.41% or 0.30 to hit $72.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 2.70 to trade at $2,575.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.39% to 11.70, while USD/NOK fell 0.31% to 11.10.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 106.69.
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