Investing.com – Norway equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Diversified Financials and Auto & components sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 1.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were SalMar ASA (OL:SALM), which rose 1.65% or 5.80 points to trade at 357.60 at the close. Grieg Seafood (OL:GSFO) added 0.27% or 0.25 points to end at 92.25 and P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) was up 0.19% or 0.80 points to 427.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC), which lost 3.69% or 10.10 points to trade at 263.40 in late trade. Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGLT) declined 2.90% or 2.00 points to end at 67.00 and Norwegian Finans Holding ASA (OL:NOFI) shed 2.41% or 2.15 points to 87.20.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 136 to 38 and 25 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.65% or 0.47 to $71.73 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.46% or 0.37 to hit $79.20 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 0.80 to trade at $1291.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.10% to 9.4845, while USD/NOK rose 0.63% to 8.1099.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 93.96.