Shares in the tanker owner lost over 80 US cents to close the day at $4.52 each as almost 580,000 shares changed hands.

Earlier in the day DHT said it had been forced to write-down the carry value of its fleet by $92.5m in the wake of OSG crisis.

It said the decision was taken following OSG’s announcement regarding its solvency and due to the continued weak tanker markets.

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