Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Banking, Diversified Financials and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.93%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which rose 1.92% or 0.110 points to trade at 5.840 at the close. Meanwhile, Yara International ASA (OL:YAR) added 1.56% or 6.4 points to end at 416.4 and SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) was up 0.89% or 3.20 points to 364.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BW Offshore Ltd (OL:BWO), which fell 3.55% or 1.900 points to trade at 51.600 at the close. TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS) declined 3.20% or 7.7 points to end at 232.9 and Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) was down 3.00% or 0.40 points to 12.93.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 141 to 70 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yara International ASA (OL:YAR) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1.56% or 6.4 to 416.4.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.31% or 0.18 to $58.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.47% or 0.30 to hit $64.48 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 5.35 to trade at $1423.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.49% to 9.7118, while USD/NOK rose 0.85% to 8.5513.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 95.787.