Investing.com – Norway equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.30%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO), which rose 2.10% or 2.40 points to trade at 116.60 at the close. Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR) added 1.55% or 1.05 points to end at 68.95 and Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) was up 1.39% or 0.94 points to 68.64 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Storebrand ASA (OL:STB), which lost 3.00% or 3.40 points to trade at 109.80 in late trade. Mowi ASA (OL:MOWI) declined 1.73% or 3.25 points to end at 184.25 and Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) shed 1.64% or 1.45 points to 86.70.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 149 to 136 and 33 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.51% or 1.14 to $76.67 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.31% or 1.04 to hit $80.66 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 4.80 to trade at $2,320.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.73% to 11.48, while USD/NOK fell 0.09% to 10.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 104.94.