Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences, Software & Computer Services and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 1.47% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC), which rose 0.56% or 1.8 points to trade at 324.1 at the close. Meanwhile, DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) added 0.44% or 0.04 points to end at 9.21 and Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MHG) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to 139.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bw Lpg (OL:BWLPG), which fell 5.15% or 1.67 points to trade at 30.94 at the close. REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC) declined 4.47% or 0.07 points to end at 1.58 and Det norske oljeselskap ASA (OL:DETNOR) was down 3.43% or 3.35 points to 94.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 153 to 28 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bw Lpg (OL:BWLPG) fell to all time lows; down 5.15% or 1.67 to 30.94.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.15% or 0.56 to $48.32 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.45% or 0.73 to hit $49.62 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.14% or 1.75 to trade at $1285.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.32% to 9.3617, while USD/NOK rose 1.08% to 8.3530.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.60% at 94.99.