Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL), which rose 4.24% or 2.22 points to trade at 54.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) added 2.21% or 0.75 points to end at 34.66 and Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA) was up 1.21% or 2.8 points to 234.6 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SalMar ASA (OL:SALM), which fell 6.99% or 28.20 points to trade at 375.00 at the close. Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) declined 4.17% or 3.75 points to end at 86.25 and DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) was down 3.27% or 0.51 points to 14.96.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 90 to 78 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.24% or 2.22 to 54.54. Shares in Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.21% or 0.75 to 34.66.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.34% or 0.23 to $68.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.96% or 0.71 to hit $74.50 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.59% or 7.80 to trade at $1315.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.19% to 9.6914, while USD/NOK rose 0.83% to 8.0281.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 91.66.