Norway stocks lower at close of trade; Oslo OBX down 0.06%

Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Media , Transport and Diversified Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 0.06%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC ), which rose 2.85% or 4.90 points to trade at 177.00 at the close. Meanwhile, TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS ) added 2.78% or 3.10 points to end at 114.50 and SalMar ASA (OL:SALM ) was up 2.29% or 13.50 points to 602.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO ), which fell 5.14% or 5.70 points to trade at 105.30 at the close. Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR ) declined 3.98% or 1.70 points to end at 41.06 and Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO ) was down 3.44% or 5.55 points to 155.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 149 to 120 and 30 ended unchanged.

Shares in Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO ) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.44% or 5.55 to 155.80.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.37% or 0.96 to $69.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.20% or 0.88 to hit $72.64 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 2.03% or 56.01 to trade at $2,700.69 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was down 0.22% to 11.67, while USD/NOK unchanged 0.01% to 11.15.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 106.58.

Source: Investing.com