Investing.com – Norway equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 0.48%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR), which rose 0.80% or 2.35 points to trade at 296.30 at the close. Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR) added 0.59% or 0.21 points to end at 36.05 and Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFG) was up 0.41% or 0.80 points to 194.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO), which lost 4.16% or 5.10 points to trade at 117.40 in late trade. Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) declined 2.91% or 4.00 points to end at 133.50 and Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD) shed 2.72% or 3.80 points to 136.10.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 172 to 116 and 22 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.05% or 0.04 to $81.67 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $85.11 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 4.50 to trade at $2,339.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.28% to 11.34, while USD/NOK rose 0.62% to 10.60.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 105.37.