Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Auto & components, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 1.20%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were DNO International ASA (OL:DNO), which rose 2.73% or 0.30 points to trade at 11.30 at the close. Meanwhile, SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) added 1.02% or 3.00 points to end at 296.40 and P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) was up 0.50% or 2.00 points to 405.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS), which fell 3.51% or 0.82 points to trade at 22.55 at the close. Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) declined 2.56% or 1.70 points to end at 64.75 and Aker BP ASA (OL:AKERBP) was down 2.45% or 5.00 points to 199.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 125 to 46 and 33 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.46% or 0.29 to $62.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.23% or 0.15 to hit $66.06 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.46% or 6.10 to trade at $1318.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.52% to 9.5310, while USD/NOK rose 0.12% to 7.7248.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.43% at 89.41.