Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO), which rose 2.10% or 2.40 points to trade at 116.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR) added 1.55% or 1.05 points to end at 68.95 and Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) was up 1.39% or 0.94 points to 68.64 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Storebrand ASA (OL:STB), which fell 3.00% or 3.40 points to trade at 109.80 at the close. Mowi ASA (OL:MOWI) declined 1.73% or 3.25 points to end at 184.25 and Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) was down 1.64% or 1.45 points to 86.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 149 to 136 and 33 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.47% or 1.11 to $76.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.28% or 1.02 to hit $80.64 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 4.65 to trade at $2,320.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.73% to 11.48, while USD/NOK fell 0.08% to 10.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 104.95.