Norway stocks lower at close of trade; Oslo OBX down 0.57%

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 declined 0.57%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD ), which rose 2.18% or 2.95 points to trade at 138.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG ) added 1.29% or 14.00 points to end at 1,100.00 and Orkla ASA (OL:ORK ) was up 1.02% or 0.95 points to 94.05 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR ), which fell 6.61% or 4.50 points to trade at 63.60 at the close. Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC ) declined 4.08% or 8.00 points to end at 188.00 and Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO ) was down 2.99% or 3.40 points to 110.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 182 to 100 and 30 ended unchanged.

Shares in Orkla ASA (OL:ORK ) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1.02% or 0.95 to 94.05.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.52% or 0.39 to $75.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.60% or 0.47 to hit $78.19 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 10.75 to trade at $2,542.15 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was down 0.30% to 11.66, while USD/NOK rose 0.21% to 10.48.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 100.86.

Source: Investing.com