Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Telecoms and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC), which rose 2.52% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.96 at the close. Meanwhile, Bw Lpg (OL:BWLPG) added 2.21% or 0.59 points to end at 27.30 and Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) was up 1.16% or 0.53 points to 46.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO), which fell 2.50% or 1.65 points to trade at 64.25 at the close. Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) declined 2.11% or 0.78 points to end at 36.12 and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) was down 1.69% or 4.6 points to 268.2.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 93 to 80 and 27 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.81% or 0.37 to $45.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.71% or 0.33 to hit $46.16 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.63% or 7.70 to trade at $1209.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.27% to 9.1013, while USD/NOK rose 0.55% to 8.5898.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.33% at 101.33.