OBX Index

Blue-chip index on the Oslo Stock Exchange

The OBX Index is a stock market index which lists the 25 most liquid companies on the main index of the Oslo Stock Exchange in Norway. All stocks on the OBX list can be traded with options and futures. The companies on the OBX list are rotated twice a year, on the third Friday of June and December.

## List of companies in the index[edit]

OBX Index 1996–2012 OBX Index 2004–2023, semi-log

The following 25 companies constitute the OBX list as of the semi-annual review effective 18 September 2023.[1]

Company | ICB subsector | Ticker symbol | Index weighting (%)[2]

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Aker BP | oil: crude producers | OSE: AKRBP | 8.83
Borr Drilling | oil equipment and services | OSE: BORR | 1.34
DNB Bank | banks | OSE: DNB | 10.10
Equinor | integrated oil and gas | OSE: EQNR | 15.63
Frontline | marine transportation | OSE: FRO | 1.91
Gjensidige Forsikring | full line insurance | OSE: GJF | 2.84
Golden Ocean Group | marine transportation | OSE: GOGL | 0.63
Hafnia Limited | marine transportation | OSE: HAFNI | 1.59
Höegh Autoliners | marine transportation | OSE: HAUTO | 0.57
Kongsberg Gruppen | diversified industrials | OSE: KOG | 3.84
Mowi | farming, fishing, ranching and plantations | OSE: MOWI | 7.45
NEL | renewable energy equipment | OSE: NEL | 1.18
Nordic Semiconductor | semiconductors | OSE: NOD | 1.78
Norsk Hydro | aluminum | OSE: NHY | 7.41
Norwegian Air Shuttle | airlines | OSE: NAS | 0.61
Orkla | food products | OSE: ORK | 5.46
PGS | oil equipment and services | OSE: PGS | 0.76
SalMar | farming, fishing, ranching and plantations | OSE: SALM | 3.56
Storebrand | life insurance | OSE: STB | 3.60
Subsea 7 | oil equipment and services | OSE: SUBC | 2.95
Telenor | telecommunications services | OSE: TEL | 6.85
TGS | oil equipment and services | OSE: TGS | 1.65
Tomra Systems | machinery: industrial | OSE: TOM | 2.36
Vår Energi | offshore drilling and other services | OSE: VAR | 1.15
Yara International | fertilizers | OSE: YAR | 5.93

## History[edit]

In 2003 the index showed 100 points. In May 2008 it showed 522 points.[3]

### Biggest drop in one day[edit]

The worst performing days for the OBX Index are:

Rank | Date | Drop (%) | Circumstance | Ref.

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1 | October 20, 1987 | -19.11 | since labelled "Black Tuesday" | [4]
2 | August 1991 |  |  |
3 | October 6, 2008 | -9.71 | in conjunction with the financial crisis of 2007–2008 | [4]
4 | October 24, 2008 | -9.24 | in conjunction with the global liquidity crisis | [5]
5 | October 15, 2008 | -8.81 | in conjunction with the global liquidity crisis | [6]
6 | September 29, 2008 | -8.3 | in conjunction with the global liquidity crisis | [7]
7 | October 16, 2008 | -7.95 | in conjunction with the global liquidity crisis | [8]
8 | October 10, 2008 | -7.7 | in conjunction with the global liquidity crisis | [9]
9 | November 12, 2008 | -7.45 | in conjunction with the global liquidity crisis | [10]
10 | October 8, 2008 | -6.44 | in conjunction with the global liquidity crisis | [11]
11 | January 21, 2008 | -6.4 |  | [12]
12 | September 9, 2008 | -5.57 | in conjunction with the global liquidity crisis | [12]
13 | June 29, 2010 | -5.28 |  | [13]

## See also[edit]

* Companies portal

* List of companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
* OSEAX

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Euronext announces September 2023 review results of the OBX® Family". 6 September 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
2. ^ As of 13 October 2023.
3. ^ Lium, Per Arne (2008-10-12). "Krakket over alle krakk, eller?". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
4. ^ a b "Panikken tok børsen". e24.no (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. 2008-10-06. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
5. ^ "100 milliarder forduftet fra børsen". e24.no (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. 2008-10-24. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
6. ^ Svendsen, Paal Adolfsen (2008-10-15). "Kraftig nedgang på Oslo Børs". NRK (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved October 16, 2008.
7. ^ Magnus, Klever (2008-09-29). "Verste dag på 17 år". NA24 (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved September 30, 2008.
8. ^ Parr, Odd Steinar (2008-10-16). "Ny, brutal dag på Oslo Børs – smalt ned stygge åtte prosent". Hegnar Online (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved October 16, 2008.
9. ^ "Finanskrisen senker Oslo Børs: Verste børsuke i moderne tid". e24.no (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. 2008-10-10. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
10. ^ "Massivt fall på børsen". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. 2008-11-12. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
11. ^ Øverbye, Gulbrand (2008-10-08). "Et av tidenes største børsfall". NA24 (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
12. ^ a b Landre, Even (2008-09-09). "Krisestemning på børsen". NA24 (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
13. ^ "Katastrofal børsdag". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. NTB. June 29, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.

## External links[edit]

* OBX Index page at Oslo Børs website

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OBX companies of Norway

* Aker
* Aker BP
* BW Offshore
* BW LPG
* Bakkafrost
* DNB
* DNO
* Entra
* Equinor
* Frontline
* Gjensidige Forsikring
* Lerøy Seafood Group
* Mowi
* NEL
* Norsk Hydro
* Orkla
* SalMar
* Scatec Solar
* Schibsted
* Storebrand
* Subsea 7
* Telenor
* TGS-NOPEC
* Tomra
* Yara International

See also: Companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange

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* Nord Pool

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Belgium: BEL20
France: CAC 40 · CAC Next 20 · CAC Mid 60 · CAC Small · CAC All-Tradable
Ireland: ISEQ 20
Italy: FTSE MIB · FTSE Italia Mid Cap
Norway: OBX · OSEAX
Portugal: PSI-20

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