Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Energy and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 1.24%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Storebrand ASA (OL:STB), which rose 1.40% or 0.94 points to trade at 68.28 at the close. Meanwhile, DnB ASA (OL:DNB) added 1.29% or 1.9 points to end at 153.7 and Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFS) was up 1.04% or 1.3 points to 126.7 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DNO International ASA (OL:DNO), which fell 6.18% or 0.98 points to trade at 14.80 at the close. Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) declined 4.30% or 2.34 points to end at 52.10 and Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR) was down 2.74% or 5.8 points to 205.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 117 to 67 and 16 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 4.10% or 2.90 to $67.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 3.26% or 2.57 to hit $76.22 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.70 to trade at $1303.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.18% to 9.5076, while USD/NOK rose 0.65% to 8.1507.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 94.10.