Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Food, Beverages & Tobacco and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX rose 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC), which rose 2.87% or 0.03 points to trade at 1.22 at the close. Meanwhile, Lerøy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) added 2.25% or 10.5 points to end at 476.2 and Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MHG) was up 2.09% or 3.20 points to 156.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Seadrill Limited (OL:SDRL), which fell 2.08% or 0.6 points to trade at 29.7 at the close. Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) declined 1.95% or 0.56 points to end at 28.17 and Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) was down 1.90% or 1.20 points to 61.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 102 to 73 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lerøy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.25% or 10.5 to 476.2. Shares in Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MHG) rose to all time highs; rising 2.09% or 3.20 to 156.60.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.15% or 0.08 to $53.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.33% or 0.18 to hit $55.23 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.34% or 3.85 to trade at $1134.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.06% to 9.0977, while USD/NOK fell 0.09% to 8.7051.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 103.00.