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Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:GJFG), which rose 1.85% or 4.60 points to trade at 252.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) added 1.85% or 2.50 points to end at 137.50 and DnB ASA (OL:DNB) was up 1.76% or 4.80 points to 276.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aker BP ASA (OL:AKRBP), which fell 3.09% or 8.90 points to trade at 279.40 at the close. Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) declined 2.63% or 5.25 points to end at 194.25 and Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR) was down 1.78% or 5.10 points to 280.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 152 to 123 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) rose to all time highs; up 1.85% or 2.50 to 137.50.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.20% or 0.15 to $73.65 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 2.60% or 2.05 to hit $76.80 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.65% or 22.20 to trade at $3,385.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 1.18% to 11.65, while USD/NOK rose 1.01% to 10.12.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 98.37.