Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Auto & components, Media and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO), which rose 5.54% or 3.75 points to trade at 71.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) added 4.38% or 2.0 points to end at 47.4 and P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) was up 3.95% or 15.00 points to 395.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Storebrand ASA (OL:STB), which fell 1.76% or 1.18 points to trade at 65.82 at the close. Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA) declined 1.31% or 2.8 points to end at 211.3 and Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) was down 1.24% or 1.06 points to 84.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 89 to 88 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.95% or 15.00 to 395.00.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.65% or 1.02 to $62.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.18% or 0.77 to hit $66.19 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1331.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.30% to 9.6957, while USD/NOK fell 0.03% to 7.8669.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 89.75.