Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Diversified Financials, Energy and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.81%.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MHG), which rose 1.92% or 2.40 points to trade at 127.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) added 1.91% or 0.65 points to end at 34.74 and Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) was up 1.07% or 0.75 points to 71.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS), which fell 8.49% or 2.42 points to trade at 26.07 at the close. Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (OL:FOE) declined 7.74% or 2.7 points to end at 32.2 and Seadrill Limited (OL:SDRL) was down 5.48% or 2.1 points to 36.9.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 109 to 60 and 23 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 2.61% or 1.20 to $44.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 3.17% or 1.50 to hit $45.87 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.48% or 6.25 to trade at $1296.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.30% to 9.2492, while USD/NOK fell 0.23% to 8.0314.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.40% at 92.65.