Nordic Shares Decline; BW LPG Takes Biggest Hit

Dow Jones03-12 01:07

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Stocks in the Nordic region dropped Wednesday, with the OMX Nordic 40 Index declining 0.6%.

BW LPG Ltd. posted the largest decline among large stocks during the session, tumbling 11.1%, followed by Frontline PLC shares, which declined 7.8%. Shares of CMB.TECH N.V. fell 7.1%.

Clas Ohlson AB Series B was the biggest leader, gaining 8.8%, and Solstad Maritime ASA rose 4.8%. Icelandic Salmon A/S rounded out the top three leaders on Wednesday, with shares gaining 4.6%.

In Denmark, the OMX Copenhagen 20 Index dropped 0.2%, while the OMX Helsinki 25 Index, which tracks Finland's most-traded stocks, increased 0.1%.

Stocks on Sweden's OMX Stockholm 30 Index declined 0.8%, while Norway's Oslo Exchange Benchmark Index_GI gained 0.5%. Shares in Iceland decreased, with the OMX Iceland All-Share PI Equity Index falling 0.2%.

Elsewhere in Europe, indexes fell, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index dropping 0.6% and the FTSE 100 Index falling 0.6% from the previous close.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 4.9%, while gold futures were down 1.2%. Bitcoin was up 1.2% to $70,907.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.2% to 95.79.

Against the euro, the Icelandic krona was up 0.6%, the U.S. dollar was up 0.3%, the Norwegian krone was up 0.2%, the Danish krone was flat, and the Swedish krona was down 0.1%.

Against the U.S. dollar, the Icelandic krona was up 0.3%, the Norwegian krone was down 0.1%, the euro was down 0.3%, the Danish krone was down 0.3%, and the Swedish krona was down 0.4%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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March 11, 2026 13:07 ET (17:07 GMT)

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Nordic Shares Decline; BW LPG Takes Biggest Hit

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