Norway stocks higher at close of trade; Oslo OBX up 0.41%

Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OL:KOG), which rose 4.14% or 52.00 points to trade at 1,308.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS) added 3.14% or 0.34 points to end at 11.18 and Storebrand ASA (OL:STB) was up 2.90% or 3.50 points to 124.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nel ASA (OL:NEL), which fell 9.62% or 0.31 points to trade at 2.87 at the close. Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) declined 2.81% or 4.40 points to end at 152.20 and SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) was down 2.59% or 14.00 points to 527.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 180 to 100 and 24 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.08% or 0.06 to $74.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.21% or 0.16 to hit $76.89 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.59% or 15.64 to trade at $2,681.04 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was up 0.25% to 11.74, while USD/NOK rose 0.63% to 11.40.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 108.99.

Investing.com – Norway stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX added 0.58% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Frontline Ltd (OL:FRO), which rose 7.36% or 12.20 points to trade at 178.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM) added 3.92% or 5.90 points to end at 156.60 and Nel ASA (OL:NEL) was up 3.76% or 0.12 points to 3.17 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NAS), which fell 1.63% or 0.18 points to trade at 10.84 at the close. SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) declined 1.19% or 6.50 points to end at 541.00 and Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR) was down 1.11% or 0.42 points to 37.55.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 143 to 126 and 35 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.97% or 0.71 to $74.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.00% or 0.76 to hit $77.06 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.52% or 13.79 to trade at $2,661.19 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was up 0.24% to 11.75, while USD/NOK rose 0.31% to 11.32.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 108.26.