Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Energy, Auto & components and Consumer Durables And Apparel sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO), which rose 1.27% or 0.75 points to trade at 59.95 at the close. Meanwhile, BW LPG Ltd (OL:BWLPG) added 0.66% or 0.30 points to end at 46.35 and Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) was up 0.40% or 0.18 points to 45.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Seadrill Limited (OL:SDRL), which fell 8.35% or 2.2 points to trade at 24.2 at the close. Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL) declined 3.96% or 1.83 points to end at 44.42 and P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) was down 3.92% or 13.50 points to 330.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 107 to 76 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) rose to 52-week highs; rising 0.40% or 0.18 to 45.22.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.01% or 0.54 to $52.68 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.65% or 0.36 to hit $55.13 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 1.02% or 12.25 to trade at $1217.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.00% to 8.9925, while USD/NOK fell 0.31% to 8.3771.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.51% at 100.26.