Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 1.16%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 fell 1.16%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED ), which rose 4.06% or 16.60 points to trade at 425.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS ) added 2.49% or 3.30 points to end at 136.00 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb ) was up 2.45% or 275.00 points to 11,510.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb ), which fell 2.12% or 16.30 points to trade at 752.60 at the close. Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb ) declined 2.02% or 15.40 points to end at 746.40 and Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG ) was down 1.83% or 3.00 points to 160.60.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 84 to 48 and 20 ended unchanged.

Shares in Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.02% or 15.40 to 746.40.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 2.52% or 1.75 to $71.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.33% or 1.70 to hit $74.80 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 2.40 to trade at $2,746.80 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.52% to 6.85, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.49% at 103.69.

Source: Investing.com