Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Commercial Service And Supplies, Banking and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 1.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Storebrand ASA (OL:STB), which rose 4.06% or 2.66 points to trade at 68.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA) added 3.36% or 7.6 points to end at 234.0 and Telenor ASA (OL:TEL) was up 3.33% or 5.7 points to 176.8 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DnB ASA (OL:DNB), which fell 8.26% or 12.5 points to trade at 140.9 at the close. Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) declined 7.74% or 6.30 points to end at 74.99 and Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFS) was down 6.66% or 9.1 points to 127.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 125 to 54 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.74% or 6.30 to 74.99. Shares in Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.66% or 9.1 to 127.5.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.21% or 0.14 to $67.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.30% or 0.22 to hit $73.64 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.82% or 10.90 to trade at $1322.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.42% to 9.7075, while USD/NOK rose 0.90% to 7.9745.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 90.98.