Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Insurance, Materials and Media sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were DNO International ASA (OL:DNO), which rose 4.85% or 0.64 points to trade at 13.74 at the close. Meanwhile, Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) added 4.77% or 3.45 points to end at 75.85 and P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) was up 3.98% or 17.40 points to 454.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFS), which fell 7.57% or 10.9 points to trade at 133.1 at the close. Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) declined 4.20% or 3.62 points to end at 82.66 and BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG) was down 3.93% or 1.39 points to 34.01.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 100 to 79 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.85% or 0.64 to 13.74. Shares in P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.98% or 17.40 to 454.60.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.73% or 1.10 to $62.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.30% or 0.89 to hit $67.44 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.53% or 7.00 to trade at $1335.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.27% to 9.6089, while USD/NOK rose 0.02% to 7.8307.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 89.87.