Oslo equities finished the trading day in positive territory on Monday, with the Oslo OBX index rising 0.55% at the close. Sector strength in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities contributed to the upward move.
Top performers on the OBX
- Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR) posted the session's largest gain, climbing 5.34% - an increase of 17.90 points - to finish at 353.00.
- Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR) advanced 3.23%, adding 1.47 points to end the day at 47.00.
- Aker BP ASA (OL:AKRBP) rose 3.22%, up 10.70 points to settle at 343.30.
Lagging stocks
- Nel ASA (OL:NEL) recorded the steepest decline among the names listed, dropping 9.62% or 0.37 points to close at 3.48.
- Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG) fell 2.77%, losing 9.20 points to finish at 322.90.
- Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) declined 2.68%, down 2.60 points to end at 94.50.
Market breadth and activity
On the Oslo Stock Exchange, declining issues outnumbered advancing ones by 167 to 96, while 20 stocks finished unchanged.
Commodities and foreign exchange
- Crude oil for July delivery rose 8.12% or $7.09 to trade at $94.45 a barrel.
- Brent oil for August delivery climbed 6.94% or $6.32 to reach $97.44 a barrel.
- The August Gold Futures contract fell 2.31% or $105.88, trading at $4,487.12 a troy ounce.
In currency markets, EUR/NOK was reported unchanged at 0.04% to 10.78, while USD/NOK advanced 0.53% to 9.28. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 99.27.
Data points referenced above reflect closing prices and session moves as reported at the Oslo close.