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 added 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the were Var Energi ASA (OL:), which rose 2.36% or 0.88 points to trade at 38.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Equinor ASA (OL:) added 2.21% or 6.15 points to end at 284.65 and Aker BP ASA (OL:) was up 2.06% or 4.80 points to 237.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Frontline Ltd (OL:), which fell 3.80% or 6.45 points to trade at 163.35 at the close. Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:) declined 3.27% or 3.90 points to end at 115.20 and Hafnia Ltd (OL:) was down 2.78% or 1.80 points to 62.95.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 153 to 125 and 29 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.94% or 0.69 to $73.82 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.63% or 0.48 to hit $76.41 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.41% or 10.81 to trade at $2,658.19 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.13% to 11.70, while USD/NOK fell 0.12% to 11.37.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 108.92.
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