Investing.com – Norway equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Auto & components, Media and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 0.01%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO), which rose 5.54% or 3.75 points to trade at 71.50 at the close. Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) added 4.38% or 2.0 points to end at 47.4 and P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) was up 3.95% or 15.00 points to 395.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Storebrand ASA (OL:STB), which lost 1.76% or 1.18 points to trade at 65.82 in late trade. Schibsted ASA A (OL:SBSTA) declined 1.31% or 2.8 points to end at 211.3 and Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) shed 1.24% or 1.06 points to 84.60.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 89 to 88 and 27 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.65% or 1.02 to $62.70 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.18% or 0.77 to hit $66.19 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1331.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.30% to 9.6956, while USD/NOK fell 0.03% to 7.8669.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 89.75.