Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Commercial Service And Supplies, Utilities and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT), which rose 1.57% or 1.15 points to trade at 73.93 at the close. Meanwhile, Aker BP ASA (OL:AKERBP) added 0.88% or 2.60 points to end at 299.60 and Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA) was up 0.75% or 1.9 points to 256.7 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC), which fell 4.72% or 13.60 points to trade at 274.40 at the close. SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) declined 2.21% or 7.80 points to end at 345.60 and Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) was down 1.96% or 1.70 points to 84.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 101 to 73 and 32 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.74% or 1.13 to $66.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.15% or 0.11 to hit $75.19 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 2.60 to trade at $1276.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.41% to 9.4501, while USD/NOK fell 0.42% to 8.1534.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 94.65.