Norway stocks lower at close of trade; Oslo OBX down 0.97%

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

At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 0.97% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM ), which rose 2.82% or 4.10 points to trade at 149.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Nel ASA (OL:NEL ) added 2.19% or 0.06 points to end at 2.99 and Telenor ASA (OL:TEL ) was up 1.50% or 1.90 points to 128.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO ), which fell 4.27% or 4.50 points to trade at 100.80 at the close. Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI ) declined 4.05% or 2.40 points to end at 56.90 and SalMar ASA (OL:SALM ) was down 3.36% or 19.50 points to 561.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 196 to 82 and 24 ended unchanged.

Shares in Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI ) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.05% or 2.40 to 56.90.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 2.57% or 1.82 to $68.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.87% or 1.38 to hit $72.53 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.59% or 15.69 to trade at $2,654.31 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was up 0.45% to 11.76, while USD/NOK rose 0.52% to 11.20.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 106.60.

Source: Investing.com