Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Materials, Healthcare Equipment & Services and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Storebrand ASA (OL:STB), which rose 0.97% or 0.62 points to trade at 64.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) added 0.88% or 0.5 points to end at 57.2 and Telenor ASA (OL:TEL) was up 0.84% or 1.5 points to 174.8 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS), which fell 2.89% or 0.90 points to trade at 30.26 at the close. TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS) declined 2.85% or 7.1 points to end at 241.6 and Yara International ASA (OL:YAR) was down 2.67% or 9.0 points to 340.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 99 to 86 and 23 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.01% or 0.01 to $68.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $73.73 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.62% or 8.40 to trade at $1340.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.07% to 9.6132, while USD/NOK rose 0.43% to 7.8251.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 90.03.