Norway stocks lower at close of trade; Oslo OBX down 0.91%

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 0.91%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO ), which rose 4.31% or 9.80 points to trade at 237.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY ) added 3.80% or 2.46 points to end at 67.18 and Mowi ASA (OL:MOWI ) was up 2.75% or 5.00 points to 187.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD ), which fell 24.19% or 34.15 points to trade at 107.05 at the close. Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC ) declined 6.99% or 12.70 points to end at 169.10 and Aker BP ASA (OL:AKRBP ) was down 4.94% or 11.30 points to 217.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 171 to 120 and 16 ended unchanged.

Shares in Aker BP ASA (OL:AKRBP ) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.94% or 11.30 to 217.50.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.25% or 1.57 to $68.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 2.03% or 1.48 to hit $71.42 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 4.50 to trade at $2,689.20 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was down 0.21% to 11.74, while USD/NOK fell 0.45% to 10.52.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 100.37.

Source: Investing.com