Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the fell 0.00%.
The best performers of the session on the were Var Energi ASA (OL:), which rose 4.97% or 1.72 points to trade at 36.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Frontline Ltd (OL:) added 3.39% or 8.80 points to end at 268.40 and Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:) was up 1.52% or 2.90 points to 193.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nel ASA (OL:), which fell 4.41% or 0.27 points to trade at 5.81 at the close. TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (OL:) declined 2.44% or 3.00 points to end at 120.00 and PGS ASA (OL:) was down 1.23% or 0.10 points to 8.37.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 156 to 125 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (OL:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.52% or 2.90 to 193.80.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.51% or 0.41 to $81.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.56% or 0.48 to hit $85.81 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 5.10 to trade at $2,341.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.11% to 11.35, while USD/NOK fell 0.14% to 10.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 104.81.
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