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 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the were Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:), which rose 8.66% or 3.18 points to trade at 39.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Aker BP ASA (OL:) added 3.42% or 7.50 points to end at 227.10 and Equinor ASA (OL:) was up 2.54% or 6.60 points to 266.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:), which fell 4.74% or 63.00 points to trade at 1,267.00 at the close. Tomra Systems ASA (OL:) declined 2.13% or 3.30 points to end at 151.90 and Frontline Ltd (OL:) was down 1.36% or 2.35 points to 170.45.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 146 to 135 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Frontline Ltd (OL:) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.36% or 2.35 to 170.45.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 2.08% or 1.40 to $68.60 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.77% or 1.26 to hit $72.38 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.16% or 30.79 to trade at $2,690.39 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.35% to 11.74, while USD/NOK fell 0.58% to 11.08.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 105.49.
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