Norway Stock Market Update

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

At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 0.34% to hit a new 1-month low.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were:
– Var Energi ASA (OL:VAR): rose 1.80% or 0.60 points to trade at 33.90 at the close.
– Hoegh Autoliners ASA (OL:HAUTO): added 1.45% or 1.50 points to end at 104.70.
– Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR): was up 1.43% or 3.60 points to 255.10 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OL:NOD): fell 5.06% or 5.30 points to trade at 99.40 at the close.
– Tomra Systems ASA (OL:TOM): declined 4.44% or 6.60 points to end at 142.00.
– Nel ASA (OL:NEL): was down 3.52% or 0.11 points to 3.04.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange with 168 to 106, while 29 ended unchanged.

Commodities Update

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.28% or 0.90 to $69.68 a barrel.
Elsewhere in commodities trading:
– Brent oil for February: fell 0.53% or 0.39 to hit $73.00 a barrel.
– February Gold Futures: fell 1.91% or 50.61 to trade at $2,602.69 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

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.