Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Auto & components, Banking and Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO), which rose 3.34% or 2.10 points to trade at 65.00 at the close. Meanwhile, DNO International ASA (OL:DNO) added 2.14% or 0.18 points to end at 8.37 and Aker BP ASA (OL:AKERBP) was up 1.02% or 1.50 points to 148.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Seadrill Limited (OL:SDRL), which fell 8.38% or 2.9 points to trade at 31.5 at the close. Bw Lpg (OL:BWLPG) declined 2.86% or 1.00 points to end at 34.00 and REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC) was down 2.48% or 0.03 points to 1.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 88 to 83 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aker BP ASA (OL:AKERBP) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.02% or 1.50 to 148.80.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.09% or 0.05 to $52.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $55.70 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.68% or 7.95 to trade at $1157.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.16% to 8.9570, while USD/NOK fell 0.18% to 8.4215.
The US Dollar Index was unchanged 0.00% at 101.00.