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 declined 1.05%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which rose 3.96% or 0.16 points to trade at 4.20 at the close. SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) added 2.10% or 12.00 points to end at 583.50 and Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) was up 2.08% or 2.50 points to 122.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO), which lost 4.77% or 12.10 points to trade at 241.70 in late trade. Aker BP ASA (OL:AKRBP) declined 3.68% or 8.80 points to end at 230.50 and Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC) shed 3.58% or 6.60 points to 177.90.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 159 to 114 and 29 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 5.12% or 3.78 to $70.05 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 4.83% or 3.74 to hit $73.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.36% or 9.65 to trade at $2,675.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was unchanged 0.01% to 11.78, while USD/NOK rose 0.07% to 10.81.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 102.93.