Thus, the stock exchange recovered somewhat after it fell by 0.8 per cent on Thursday. The main index ended at 1,434.12 points.
Today’s winner was Kongsberggruppen, which rose by 3 per cent. Seadrill rose by 2.2 per cent, while the day’s loser was Frontline, which fell by 2.3 per cent.
Equinor, which earlier in the week delivered a better result than expected, became Friday’s most traded share, almost as usual, and rose by a moderate 1 percent.
Among the other larger companies on the main index, Norsk Hydro recorded a plus of 0.9 per cent, and DNB with 0.9 per cent. Telenor fell by 0.8 and Aker BP by 0.4 per cent.
The krona strengthened somewhat after a sharp weakening on Thursday. Dollars and euros cost 11 and 11.94 kroner respectively, according to Today’s business is still several tens of cents more than a month ago.
However, the price of oil fell sharply, and a barrel of North Sea oil was traded for around USD 79.8 a barrel at the close of trading, down by as much as 3 per cent. A barrel of US light oil fell by around 2 percent to around $76.50 a barrel.
In Paris, the CAC 40 index rose by 1.2 per cent, while in London the FTSE 100 rose by 1.1 per cent. The DAX 30 in Frankfurt rose by 0.6 percent.
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2024-07-27 16:21:03
