Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Media, Food, Beverages & Tobacco and Diversified Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Norwegian Finans Holding ASA (OL:NOFI), which rose 2.39% or 2.00 points to trade at 85.70 at the close. Meanwhile, P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) added 1.68% or 6.60 points to end at 399.60 and Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) was up 1.18% or 0.78 points to 66.97 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Questerre Energy Corporation (OL:QEC), which fell 4.11% or 0.23 points to trade at 5.37 at the close. Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) declined 3.85% or 0.96 points to end at 24.00 and BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG) was down 3.24% or 1.17 points to 34.95.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 104 to 84 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.68% or 6.60 to 399.60.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.71% or 0.45 to $64.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.55% or 0.37 to hit $67.41 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 1.80 to trade at $1332.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.16% to 9.6340, while USD/NOK fell 0.07% to 7.8370.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 89.90.