Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Energy, Auto & components and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Schibsted ASA A (OSLO:SBSTA), which rose 7.37% or 19.4 points to trade at 282.7 at the close. Meanwhile, Akastor ASA (OSLO:AKAS) added 2.57% or 0.3 points to end at 13.9 and Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OSLO:GOGLT) was up 1.19% or 0.40 points to 33.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Seadrill Limited (OSLO:SDRL), which fell 6.21% or 4.9 points to trade at 74.0 at the close. Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (OSLO:FOE) declined 5.77% or 2.8 points to end at 45.6 and Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (OSLO:REC) was down 4.94% or 0.10 points to 1.83.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 91 to 90 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Schibsted ASA A (OSLO:SBSTA) rose to 3-years highs; rising 7.37% or 19.4 to 282.7. Shares in Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (OSLO:FOE) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.77% or 2.8 to 45.6.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.08% or 0.55 to $50.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.33% or 0.18 to hit $56.73 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 1.17% or 13.40 to trade at $1130.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.03% to 8.8788, while USD/NOK rose 0.28% to 8.1855.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.23% at 97.98.