Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.58% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO), which rose 4.69% or 5.30 points to trade at 118.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) added 1.67% or 1.60 points to end at 97.50 and Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO) was up 1.47% or 3.50 points to 242.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS), which fell 7.40% or 0.84 points to trade at 10.51 at the close. Aker BP ASA (OL:AKRBP) declined 2.87% or 6.80 points to end at 230.30 and Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD) was down 2.56% or 3.30 points to 125.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 168 to 109 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.67% or 1.60 to 97.50. Shares in Aker BP ASA (OL:AKRBP) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.87% or 6.80 to 230.30.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.53% or 1.06 to $68.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.51% or 1.10 to hit $71.59 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 6.10 to trade at $2,537.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.28% to 11.85, while USD/NOK rose 0.54% to 10.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 100.97.
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