This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in the Nordic region gained Thursday, with the OMX Nordic 40 Index rising 0.5%.
Borr Drilling Ltd. was the biggest leader among large stocks during the session, jumping 12.4%, and NEL ASA increased 9.6%. Cadeler A/S rounded out the top three leaders on Thursday, with shares adding 5.6%.
Embracer Group AB Series B posted the largest decline, dropping 8.8%, followed by Dometic Group AB shares, which declined 8.1%. Shares of FastPartner AB Series A declined 4.8%.
In Denmark, the OMX Copenhagen 20 Index rose 1.0%, while the OMX Helsinki 25 Index, which tracks Finland's most-traded stocks, fell 0.4%.
Stocks on Sweden's OMX Stockholm 30 Index gained 0.3%, and Norway's Oslo Exchange Benchmark Index_GI rose 0.5%. Shares in Iceland decreased, with the OMX Iceland All-Share PI Equity Index falling 0.6%.
Elsewhere in Europe, indexes were mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index increasing 0.1% and the FTSE 100 Index declining 0.4% from the previous close.
Stock indexes in Asia were mixed, with Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index up 1.3% and China's Shanghai Composite Index down 1.3%.
In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 0.5%, and gold futures were down 1.8%. Bitcoin fell 2.2% to $68,028.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index was flat at 99.62.
Against the euro, the Norwegian krone was up 0.4%, the Swedish krona was up 0.1%, the Danish krone was flat, the U.S. dollar was flat, and the Icelandic krona was down 0.1%.
Against the U.S. dollar, the Norwegian krone was up 0.6%, the Swedish krona was up 0.1%, the Danish krone was flat, the euro was flat, and the Icelandic krona was down 0.1%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
05-23-24 1215ET
