Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.63%

Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas , Real Estate and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 fell 0.63% to hit a new 6-months low.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa ), which rose 1.85% or 210.00 points to trade at 11,570.00 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb ) added 1.82% or 215.00 points to end at 12,055.00 and DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:DSV ) was up 1.33% or 19.50 points to 1,485.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA ), which fell 6.11% or 44.00 points to trade at 676.50 at the close. Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS ) declined 4.02% or 4.20 points to end at 100.30 and NKT Holding (CSE:NKT ) was down 3.02% or 17.50 points to 561.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 73 to 60 and 20 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 3.02% or 2.02 to $68.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.89% or 2.05 to hit $73.09 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.76% or 45.30 to trade at $2,615.40 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.24% to 7.06, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 106.43.

Source: Investing.com