Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services , Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX gained 1.50%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Nel ASA (OL: NEL ), which rose 11.84% or 0.35 points to trade at 3.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Frontline Ltd (OL: FRO ) added 2.66% or 4.35 points to end at 168.10 and Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL: GJFG ) was up 2.56% or 6.00 points to 240.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tomra Systems ASA (OL: TOM ), which fell 1.81% or 2.90 points to trade at 157.50 at the close. Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL: GOGL ) declined 1.66% or 1.44 points to end at 85.30 and Yara International ASA (OL: YAR ) was down 1.36% or 4.50 points to 325.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 188 to 79 and 35 ended unchanged.

Shares in Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL: GJFG ) rose to all time highs; up 2.56% or 6.00 to 240.80.

Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.23% or 0.83 to $66.85 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.04% or 0.74 to hit $70.21 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.46% or 42.90 to trade at $2,989.70 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was up 0.20% to 11.60, while USD/NOK rose 0.46% to 10.68.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 103.78.