Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Materials, Healthcare Equipment & Services and Auto & components sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were SalMar ASA (OL:SALM), which rose 2.65% or 10.40 points to trade at 403.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) added 1.67% or 1.0 points to end at 60.9 and Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) was up 1.18% or 1.05 points to 90.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC), which fell 3.23% or 10.00 points to trade at 300.00 at the close. Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) declined 2.02% or 1.04 points to end at 50.50 and Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) was down 1.73% or 1.30 points to 73.76.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 96 to 90 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) rose to all time highs; rising 2.65% or 10.40 to 403.20. Shares in Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.67% or 1.0 to 60.9. Shares in Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.18% or 1.05 to 90.00. Shares in Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.73% or 1.30 to 73.76.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.32% or 0.22 to $67.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.23% or 0.17 to hit $74.57 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 5.20 to trade at $1323.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.26% to 9.6498, while USD/NOK fell 0.31% to 7.9698.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 91.44.