Investing.com – Norway equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Transport, Banking and Energy sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX lost 0.80% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Oslo OBX were Orkla ASA (OL:ORK), which rose 1.48% or 1.10 points to trade at 75.35 at the close. P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA) added 0.79% or 2.50 points to end at 319.30 and Lerøy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) was up 0.75% or 3.3 points to 443.9 in late trade.
Biggest losers included REC Silicon ASA (OL:REC), which lost 7.46% or 0.10 points to trade at 1.24 in late trade. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OL:NWC) declined 6.53% or 17.2 points to end at 253.7 and Seadrill Limited (OL:SDRL) shed 5.58% or 0.9 points to 16.1.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 131 to 55 and 18 ended unchanged on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.37% or 0.20 to $53.16 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.16% or 0.09 to hit $55.56 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.17% or 2.05 to trade at $1239.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/NOK was up 0.10% to 8.8553, while USD/NOK rose 0.65% to 8.3424.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 100.89.