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 lost 3.33% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO), which rose 0.27% or 0.30 points to trade at 110.10 at the close. Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD) fell 0.51% or 0.65 points to end at 127.40 and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS) was down 2.17% or 0.23 points to 10.38 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:BORR), which lost 8.17% or 5.50 points to trade at 61.80 in late trade. TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:TGS) declined 7.35% or 9.30 points to end at 117.20 and Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC) shed 7.16% or 14.50 points to 188.10.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 288 to 16 and 15 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.12% or 0.82 to $72.70 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.87% or 0.67 to hit $76.14 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.19% or 29.50 to trade at $2,440.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 1.49% to 12.11, while USD/NOK rose 0.96% to 11.03.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.75% at 102.22.