Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Diversified Financials, Utilities and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which rose 6.81% or 0.420 points to trade at 6.510 at the close. Meanwhile, Yara International ASA (OL:YAR) added 3.80% or 14.1 points to end at 384.7 and Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) was up 2.41% or 1.14 points to 48.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC), which fell 6.99% or 2.90 points to trade at 38.57 at the close. Aker BP ASA (OL:AKERBP) declined 6.15% or 18.90 points to end at 288.50 and Aker ASA (OL:AKER) was down 5.24% or 34.5 points to 624.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 134 to 78 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nel ASA (OL:NEL) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.81% or 0.420 to 6.510.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 3.76% or 2.45 to $62.76 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 3.90% or 2.90 to hit $71.45 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.84% or 10.75 to trade at $1290.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.33% to 9.6808, while USD/NOK rose 0.03% to 8.6719.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 97.637.