Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the lost 0.34% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were Var Energi ASA (OL:), which rose 1.80% or 0.60 points to trade at 33.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:) added 1.45% or 1.50 points to end at 104.70 and Equinor ASA (OL:) was up 1.43% or 3.60 points to 255.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:), which fell 5.06% or 5.30 points to trade at 99.40 at the close. Tomra Systems ASA (OL:) declined 4.44% or 6.60 points to end at 142.00 and Nel ASA (OL:) was down 3.52% or 0.11 points to 3.04.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 168 to 106 and 29 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.28% or 0.90 to $69.68 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.53% or 0.39 to hit $73.00 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.91% or 50.61 to trade at $2,602.69 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.39% to 11.83, while USD/NOK rose 0.13% to 11.40.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 108.00.
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