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 fell 0.00%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR), which rose 4.97% or 1.72 points to trade at 36.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) added 3.39% or 8.80 points to end at 268.40 and Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFG) was up 1.52% or 2.90 points to 193.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which fell 4.41% or 0.27 points to trade at 5.81 at the close. TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS) declined 2.44% or 3.00 points to end at 120.00 and PGS ASA (OL:PGS) was down 1.23% or 0.10 points to 8.37.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 156 to 125 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.52% or 2.90 to 193.80.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.51% or 0.41 to $81.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.56% or 0.48 to hit $85.81 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 5.10 to trade at $2,341.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.11% to 11.35, while USD/NOK fell 0.14% to 10.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 104.81.