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Weaker currencies and higher oil prices boost equities

Amid escalating international trade tensions, the Nordic and Swiss currencies depreciated across the board in April. Weaker exchange rates helped to give equities a boost, while the main bourses in Norway and to a lesser extent Finland also benefitted from the rally in oil prices.

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