Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the fell 1.05%.
The best performers of the session on the were Nel ASA (OL:), which rose 3.96% or 0.16 points to trade at 4.20 at the close. Meanwhile, SalMar ASA (OL:) added 2.10% or 12.00 points to end at 583.50 and Storebrand ASA (OL:) was up 2.08% or 2.50 points to 122.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Frontline Ltd (OL:), which fell 4.77% or 12.10 points to trade at 241.70 at the close. Aker BP ASA (OL:) declined 3.68% or 8.80 points to end at 230.50 and Subsea 7 SA (OL:) was down 3.58% or 6.60 points to 177.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 159 to 114 and 29 ended unchanged.
Shares in Storebrand ASA (OL:) rose to all time highs; up 2.08% or 2.50 to 122.90.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 5.11% or 3.77 to $70.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 4.83% or 3.74 to hit $73.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 10.35 to trade at $2,675.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was unchanged 0.02% to 11.78, while USD/NOK rose 0.08% to 10.81.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 102.92.
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