Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR), which rose 0.80% or 2.35 points to trade at 296.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR) added 0.59% or 0.21 points to end at 36.05 and Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFG) was up 0.41% or 0.80 points to 194.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO), which fell 4.16% or 5.10 points to trade at 117.40 at the close. Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) declined 2.91% or 4.00 points to end at 133.50 and Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD) was down 2.72% or 3.80 points to 136.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 172 to 116 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFG) rose to 52-week highs; up 0.41% or 0.80 to 194.80.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.06% or 0.05 to $81.68 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $85.12 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 4.95 to trade at $2,339.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.27% to 11.34, while USD/NOK rose 0.63% to 10.60.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 105.39.