Investing.com – Norway equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Auto & components, Media and Banking sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 1.36% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Marine Harvest ASA (OL:MHG), which rose 2.33% or 3.00 points to trade at 131.70 at the close. Orkla ASA (OL:ORK) fell 0.40% or 0.30 points to end at 74.25 and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) was down 0.61% or 2.0 points to 326.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Seadrill Limited (OL:SDRL), which lost 7.08% or 1.8 points to trade at 24.0 in late trade. Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (OL:REC) declined 5.47% or 0.07 points to end at 1.25 and Petroleum Geo - Services ASA (OL:PGS) shed 4.56% or 1.00 points to 20.91.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 124 to 45 and 17 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.08% or 0.03 to $35.73 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.08% or 0.03 to hit $37.72 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.92% or 11.20 to trade at $1230.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.16% to 9.5027, while USD/NOK rose 0.16% to 8.3438.
The US Dollar Index was unchanged 0.00% at 94.59.