Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Energy, Telecoms and Diversified Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA), which rose 5.17% or 24.70 points to trade at 502.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) added 2.61% or 2.55 points to end at 100.00 and Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) was up 1.82% or 1.2 points to 67.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aker BP ASA (OL:AKERBP), which fell 4.13% or 12.40 points to trade at 288.00 at the close. DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) declined 3.21% or 0.53 points to end at 15.81 and TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS) was down 3.10% or 9.9 points to 309.3.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 114 to 75 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) rose to 3-years highs; up 1.82% or 1.2 to 67.0.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.29% or 0.90 to $68.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.96% or 0.75 to hit $77.42 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 3.70 to trade at $1202.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.54% to 9.7731, while USD/NOK rose 0.16% to 8.4062.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 95.10.