Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Auto & components, Technology Hardware & Equipment and Healthcare Equipment & Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 0.76% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA), which rose 2.70% or 6.0 points to trade at 228.4 at the close. Meanwhile, P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) added 1.99% or 6.30 points to end at 322.90 and SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) was up 1.57% or 3.90 points to 251.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG), which fell 4.49% or 1.46 points to trade at 31.04 at the close. Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) declined 4.42% or 0.61 points to end at 13.20 and DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) was down 3.76% or 0.35 points to 8.95.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 128 to 52 and 26 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 2.43% or 1.40 to $56.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 2.12% or 1.33 to hit $61.53 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 1.70 to trade at $1266.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.10% to 9.7632, while USD/NOK rose 0.37% to 8.2842.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 93.59.