Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Software & Computer Services, Materials and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 1.87% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Det norske oljeselskap ASA (OSLO:DETNOR), which rose 0.02% or 0.01 points to trade at 45.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Bw Lpg (OSLO:BWLPG) fell 0.08% or 0.05 points to end at 62.50 and TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OSLO:TGS) was down 0.24% or 0.4 points to 168.3 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Opera Software ASA (OSLO:OPERA), which fell 9.17% or 5.50 points to trade at 54.50 at the close. Storebrand ASA (OSLO:STB) declined 5.91% or 2.00 points to end at 31.85 and Golden Ocean Group Ltd (OSLO:GOGLT) was down 4.55% or 1.50 points to 31.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 125 to 57 and 4 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 3.80% or 1.71 to $43.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 2.86% or 1.46 to hit $49.56 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.41% or 4.50 to trade at $1108.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 1.12% to 9.1365, while USD/NOK rose 0.83% to 8.2671.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 97.20.