Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which rose 3.66% or 0.11 points to trade at 3.03 at the close. Meanwhile, Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR) added 1.40% or 0.58 points to end at 42.00 and Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI) was up 1.11% or 0.70 points to 63.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO), which fell 2.51% or 4.65 points to trade at 180.90 at the close. Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC) declined 1.69% or 3.00 points to end at 174.30 and Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) was down 1.52% or 2.40 points to 155.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 140 to 134 and 29 ended unchanged.
Shares in Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.51% or 4.65 to 180.90.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.11% or 0.76 to $69.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.48% or 0.35 to hit $73.13 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.70% or 18.74 to trade at $2,683.54 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.15% to 11.68, while USD/NOK rose 0.07% to 11.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 105.93.