Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Auto & components, Technology Hardware & Equipment and Media sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS), which rose 3.72% or 0.87 points to trade at 24.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) added 1.27% or 2.10 points to end at 168.00 and Telenor ASA (OL:TEL) was up 0.74% or 1.3 points to 177.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC), which fell 4.84% or 5.1 points to trade at 100.2 at the close. Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) declined 3.42% or 1.47 points to end at 41.45 and Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) was down 3.03% or 1.95 points to 62.35.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 99 to 67 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.84% or 5.1 to 100.2.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 2.27% or 1.48 to $63.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 2.06% or 1.43 to hit $68.03 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.18% or 15.90 to trade at $1326.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 1.08% to 9.6801, while USD/NOK rose 1.58% to 7.8404.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 89.46.