Norway stocks lower at close of trade; Oslo OBX down 0.52%

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

At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 0.52%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO ), which rose 2.73% or 3.80 points to trade at 142.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM ) added 2.44% or 3.70 points to end at 155.60 and Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG ) was up 2.24% or 23.00 points to 1,051.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO ), which fell 3.40% or 8.00 points to trade at 227.20 at the close. Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC ) declined 3.25% or 6.10 points to end at 181.80 and Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI ) was down 2.89% or 2.25 points to 75.70.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 157 to 115 and 32 ended unchanged.

Shares in Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO ) rose to all time highs; up 2.73% or 3.80 to 142.80.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.27% or 0.91 to $70.65 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.94% or 0.70 to hit $73.77 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 6.70 to trade at $2,683.70 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was up 0.99% to 11.75, while USD/NOK rose 1.10% to 10.51.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 100.29.

Source: Investing.com