Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences, Auto & components and Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were DNO International ASA (OL:DNO), which rose 3.94% or 0.41 points to trade at 10.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) added 3.20% or 2.14 points to end at 69.35 and Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) was up 3.13% or 0.75 points to 24.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO), which fell 3.50% or 2.50 points to trade at 68.85 at the close. Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) declined 3.48% or 1.7 points to end at 46.0 and Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) was down 2.75% or 1.54 points to 54.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 93 to 90 and 28 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.60% or 1.02 to $62.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.25% or 0.84 to hit $66.45 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.18% or 15.70 to trade at $1317.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.09% to 9.6292, while USD/NOK rose 0.62% to 7.8718.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.61% at 90.32.