Investing.com – Norway equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Banking and Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 1.85% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were DNO International ASA (OSLO:DNO), which rose 3.32% or 0.25 points to trade at 7.63 at the close. Norsk Hydro ASA (OSLO:NHY) added 1.59% or 0.45 points to end at 28.82 and Aker Solutions OL (OSLO:AKSOL) was up 1.18% or 0.35 points to 30.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OSLO:GOGLT), which lost 7.12% or 2.10 points to trade at 27.40 in late trade. Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (OSLO:REC) declined 5.45% or 0.08 points to end at 1.41 and Bw Lpg (OSLO:BWLPG) shed 5.09% or 3.05 points to 56.85.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 139 to 43 and 2 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.44% or 0.18 to $41.45 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.27% or 0.12 to hit $47.03 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 2.01% or 22.70 to trade at $1150.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.04% to 9.2145, while USD/NOK fell 0.91% to 8.2231.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.50% at 95.94.