Investing.com – Norway equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Software & Computer Services and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 1.44% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Akastor ASA (OSLO:AKAS), which rose 1.36% or 0.2 points to trade at 14.2 at the close. Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OSLO:PGS) added 0.52% or 0.23 points to end at 44.10 and Det norske oljeselskap ASA (OSLO:DETNOR) was down 0.10% or 0.05 points to 51.35 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (OSLO:FOE), which lost 4.38% or 2.6 points to trade at 56.7 in late trade. Subsea 7 SA (OSLO:SUBC) declined 3.79% or 3.2 points to end at 81.2 and Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OSLO:GOGLT) shed 3.44% or 1.01 points to 28.39.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 151 to 35 and 4 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.68% or 0.41 to $59.99 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.04% or 0.68 to hit $63.97 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.81% or 9.60 to trade at $1188.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.35% to 8.7560, while USD/NOK rose 0.47% to 7.7772.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 95.29.