Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Auto & components, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MHG), which rose 2.41% or 3.60 points to trade at 153.53 at the close. Meanwhile, REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC) added 2.35% or 0.02 points to end at 1.04 and Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) was up 2.18% or 1.45 points to 67.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Storebrand ASA (OL:STB), which fell 1.96% or 1.30 points to trade at 64.90 at the close. Statoil ASA (OL:STL) declined 1.26% or 1.9 points to end at 148.4 and Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA) was down 1.19% or 2.5 points to 208.4.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 106 to 68 and 29 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.18% or 0.09 to $49.26 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.46% or 0.24 to hit $52.38 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.24% or 15.67 to trade at $1278.27 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.02% to 9.3521, while USD/NOK rose 0.06% to 7.9615.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 93.49.