Investing.com – Norway stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Consumer Durables And Apparel and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX fell 1.95% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Det norske oljeselskap ASA (OL:DETNOR), which rose 1.39% or 0.80 points to trade at 58.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Opera Software ASA (OL:OPERA) added 1.00% or 0.50 points to end at 50.45 and Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) was up 0.36% or 0.25 points to 68.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC), which fell 9.98% or 6.3 points to trade at 56.9 at the close. Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) declined 8.63% or 3.18 points to end at 33.65 and Bw Lpg (OL:BWLPG) was down 5.51% or 3.95 points to 67.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 126 to 55 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Subsea 7 SA (OL:SUBC) fell to 5-year lows; down 9.98% or 6.3 to 56.9.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.39% or 0.51 to $36.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.81% or 0.68 to hit $36.55 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.33% or 3.60 to trade at $1078.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was down 0.42% to 9.5796, while USD/NOK rose 0.52% to 8.9206.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.59% at 99.53.