Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Telecoms and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.36% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Storebrand ASA (OL:STB), which rose 2.29% or 1.36 points to trade at 60.84 at the close. Meanwhile, P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) added 2.20% or 9.20 points to end at 424.90 and Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) was up 2.10% or 2.20 points to 106.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT), which fell 8.01% or 4.80 points to trade at 55.15 at the close. Aker BP ASA (OL:AKERBP) declined 3.32% or 7.60 points to end at 221.00 and DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) was down 2.60% or 0.36 points to 13.29.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 125 to 61 and 20 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 5.34% or 2.68 to $47.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 4.04% or 2.41 to hit $57.20 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.06% or 0.75 to trade at $1252.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.96% to 9.9062, while USD/NOK rose 0.83% to 8.7180.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 96.507.