Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Technology Hardware & Equipment and Auto & components sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.45% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC), which rose 3.05% or 9.7 points to trade at 328.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Yara International ASA (OL:YAR) added 2.33% or 7.2 points to end at 316.2 and Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) was up 0.61% or 0.45 points to 74.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (OL:REC), which fell 5.05% or 0.07 points to trade at 1.32 at the close. Det norske oljeselskap ASA (OL:DETNOR) declined 4.71% or 2.85 points to end at 57.65 and Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) was down 4.14% or 1.10 points to 25.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 117 to 56 and 15 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.54% or 0.20 to $36.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.96% or 0.37 to hit $38.30 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.25% or 3.10 to trade at $1220.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.15% to 9.4628, while USD/NOK fell 0.09% to 8.3110.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 94.56.