Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Durables And Apparel, Technology Hardware & Equipment and Healthcare Equipment & Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.21% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Orkla ASA (OL:ORK), which rose 4.20% or 3.15 points to trade at 78.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) added 3.30% or 1.22 points to end at 38.15 and Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) was up 2.46% or 0.79 points to 32.91 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (OL:FOE), which fell 12.50% or 2.6 points to trade at 18.2 at the close. Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFS) declined 4.75% or 6.8 points to end at 136.3 and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) was down 3.53% or 10.8 points to 294.8.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 89 to 79 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.20% or 3.15 to 78.15. Shares in Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (OL:FOE) fell to 5-year lows; falling 12.50% or 2.6 to 18.2.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.72% or 0.33 to $46.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.87% or 0.41 to hit $47.78 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.28% or 3.75 to trade at $1328.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.50% to 9.3493, while USD/NOK rose 0.99% to 8.4484.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.51% at 96.59.