Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Auto & components, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 1.39% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA), which rose 4.51% or 9.8 points to trade at 227.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) added 2.96% or 5.00 points to end at 174.00 and Questerre Energy Corporation (OL:QEC) was up 1.08% or 0.08 points to 7.01 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG), which fell 3.40% or 1.22 points to trade at 34.70 at the close. Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC) declined 3.12% or 3.5 points to end at 108.5 and Norwegian Finans Holding ASA (OL:NOFI) was down 3.03% or 2.75 points to 88.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 136 to 44 and 27 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.15% or 0.75 to $64.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.75% or 0.52 to hit $68.95 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 4.10 to trade at $1325.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.37% to 9.5320, while USD/NOK rose 0.65% to 7.7470.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 89.48.