Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR), which rose 1.30% or 3.40 points to trade at 265.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Aker BP ASA (OL:AKRBP) added 0.77% or 1.70 points to end at 221.70 and Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR) was up 0.74% or 0.26 points to 35.29 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which fell 4.99% or 0.14 points to trade at 2.70 at the close. Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) declined 1.74% or 2.60 points to end at 146.60 and Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OL:GOGL) was down 1.70% or 1.72 points to 99.58.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 146 to 137 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nel ASA (OL:NEL) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.99% or 0.14 to 2.70.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.96% or 0.68 to $71.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.70% or 0.52 to hit $74.31 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.62% or 16.31 to trade at $2,615.59 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.08% to 11.81, while USD/NOK rose 0.41% to 11.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 108.15.