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 fell 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG), which rose 2.02% or 22.00 points to trade at 1,110.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI) added 1.10% or 0.95 points to end at 87.20 and Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) was up 0.97% or 1.60 points to 167.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY), which fell 4.67% or 2.98 points to trade at 60.88 at the close. Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD) declined 2.42% or 3.60 points to end at 145.05 and TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS) was down 2.02% or 2.80 points to 136.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 164 to 122 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.02% or 22.00 to 1,110.00.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.52% or 1.19 to $77.21 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.30% or 1.07 to hit $81.33 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.40% or 9.50 to trade at $2,404.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.39% to 11.97, while USD/NOK rose 0.96% to 11.04.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 104.25.