World's largest sovereign wealth fund to scrap oil and gas stocks

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Norway's trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund plans to dump oil and gas companies from its benchmark index, the finance ministry announced on Friday.

div > div.group > p:first-child"> The move is designed to reduce the aggregate oil price risk in the Norwegian economy, Finance Minister Siv Jensen said in a statement on its website.

After a strong start to 2019 for stocks, the Norges Bank website said late last month that the fund is currently valued at $1.03 trillion.

 

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Not having all eggs in the same basket is usually regarded as sound risk management- the riddle is why it has not been implemented long ago.

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