Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Commercial Service And Supplies, Healthcare Equipment & Services and Auto & components sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.08% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC), which rose 7.89% or 0.05 points to trade at 0.61 at the close. Meanwhile, Norwegian Finans Holding ASA (OL:NOFI) added 5.40% or 3.40 points to end at 66.40 and Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) was up 4.63% or 2.35 points to 53.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS), which fell 3.89% or 0.47 points to trade at 11.62 at the close. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) declined 1.78% or 3.20 points to end at 195.00 and SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) was down 1.46% or 6.60 points to 446.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 102 to 87 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.89% or 0.47 to 11.62.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.07% or 0.03 to $45.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.64% or 0.35 to hit $54.00 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.55% or 6.95 to trade at $1260.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.23% to 9.9662, while USD/NOK rose 0.66% to 8.7416.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.51% at 96.215.