Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Transport and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 1.40% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Det norske oljeselskap ASA (OL:DETNOR), which rose 8.14% or 7.35 points to trade at 97.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Akastor ASA (OL:AKAS) added 3.88% or 0.4 points to end at 9.9 and REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC) was up 3.38% or 0.05 points to 1.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT), which fell 7.18% or 0.47 points to trade at 6.08 at the close. Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) declined 6.51% or 1.60 points to end at 22.96 and Bw Lpg (OL:BWLPG) was down 5.73% or 1.97 points to 32.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 137 to 39 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Det norske oljeselskap ASA (OL:DETNOR) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 8.14% or 7.35 to 97.65. Shares in Bw Lpg (OL:BWLPG) fell to all time lows; falling 5.73% or 1.97 to 32.40.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.61% or 0.30 to $48.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.59% or 0.30 to hit $50.24 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.87% or 11.05 to trade at $1286.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.24% to 9.3372, while USD/NOK fell 0.03% to 8.2751.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.19% at 94.45.