Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.41%

Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemicals , Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 declined 0.41%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS ), which rose 4.54% or 4.50 points to trade at 104.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT ) added 2.03% or 5.40 points to end at 271.60 and Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb ) was up 1.90% or 14.00 points to 751.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb ), which fell 3.04% or 365.00 points to trade at 11,640.00 at the close. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa ) declined 2.69% or 310.00 points to end at 11,230.00 and DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:DSV ) was down 1.36% or 20.50 points to 1,483.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 66 to 60 and 25 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 2.64% or 1.88 to $69.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 2.55% or 1.90 to hit $72.73 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 2.73% or 74.80 to trade at $2,662.40 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.62% to 7.11, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.54% at 106.93.

Source: Investing.com