Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.38% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which rose 5.45% or 0.16 points to trade at 3.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR) added 3.25% or 1.36 points to end at 43.20 and Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGL) was up 2.60% or 2.55 points to 100.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yara International ASA (OL:YAR), which fell 3.05% or 9.60 points to trade at 305.30 at the close. SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) declined 1.69% or 9.50 points to end at 552.00 and Telenor ASA (OL:TEL) was down 1.64% or 2.10 points to 126.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 158 to 120 and 28 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.68% or 0.48 to $70.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.02% or 0.75 to hit $73.94 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 7.15 to trade at $2,654.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.29% to 11.78, while USD/NOK rose 0.44% to 11.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 106.85.