Investing.com – Norway equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 0.39%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Storebrand ASA (OL:STB), which rose 3.72% or 4.50 points to trade at 125.50 at the close. Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) added 3.69% or 5.40 points to end at 151.80 and Nel ASA (OL:NEL) was up 3.60% or 0.16 points to 4.61 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO), which lost 4.39% or 10.30 points to trade at 224.50 in late trade. Hafnia Ltd (OL:HAFNI) declined 3.64% or 2.60 points to end at 68.80 and Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO) shed 2.70% or 3.70 points to 133.10.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 150 to 129 and 33 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.49% or 1.07 to $70.67 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.47% or 1.12 to hit $74.92 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.06% or 29.30 to trade at $2,730.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.74% to 11.88, while USD/NOK rose 1.02% to 11.02.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 104.32.