Norway stocks lower at close of trade; Oslo OBX down 0.64%

Norway stocks lower at close of trade; Oslo OBX down 0.64%

Apr 04, 2019

Norway stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Commercial Service And Supplies, Energy and Healthcare Equipment&Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Oslo, the Oslo OBX declined 0.64%.

The best performers of the session on the Oslo OBX were P/f Bakkafrost (OL:BAKKA), which rose 2.47% or 10.40 points to trade at 431.40 at the close. Meanwhile, SalMar ASA (OL:SALM) added 2.28% or 9.40 points to end at 421.60 and Leroy Seafood Group ASA (OL:LSG) was up 1.85% or 1.16 points to 63.78 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Aker Solutions OL (OL:AKSOL), which fell 2.54% or 1.15 points to trade at 44.15 at the close. Equinor ASA (OL:EQNR) declined 2.06% or 4.0 points to end at 190.4 and BW Offshore Ltd (OL:BWO) was down 1.85% or 0.880 points to 46.700.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 107 to 86 and 35 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.14% or 0.09 to $62.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.61% or 0.42 to hit $69.73 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 2.95 to trade at $1292.35 a troy ounce.

EUR/NOK was up 0.13% to 9.6394, while USD/NOK rose 0.27% to 8.5928.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 96.912.

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