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 1.34% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were Mowi ASA (OL:), which rose 3.98% or 7.60 points to trade at 198.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Borr Drilling Ltd (OL:) added 2.90% or 1.34 points to end at 47.50 and Subsea 7 SA (OL:) was up 2.60% or 4.40 points to 173.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nel ASA (OL:), which fell 10.05% or 0.45 points to trade at 3.98 at the close. Tomra Systems ASA (OL:) declined 5.29% or 8.40 points to end at 150.50 and Equinor ASA (OL:) was down 4.57% or 11.90 points to 248.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 184 to 103 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nel ASA (OL:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 10.05% or 0.45 to 3.98. Shares in Equinor ASA (OL:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.57% or 11.90 to 248.50.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.67% or 0.48 to $72.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.41% or 0.31 to hit $75.84 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 2.40% or 66.00 to trade at $2,683.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.88% to 11.87, while USD/NOK rose 1.09% to 11.05.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.60% at 104.97.
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