Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 3.52%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 3.52% to hit a new 6-months low.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS ), which rose 4.29% or 4.30 points to trade at 104.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED ) added 3.58% or 13.60 points to end at 393.60 and NKT Holding (CSE:NKT ) was up 1.05% or 6.00 points to 579.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA ), which fell 10.11% or 81.00 points to trade at 720.50 at the close. Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb ) declined 5.36% or 40.30 points to end at 711.00 and Genmab (CSE:GMAB ) was down 4.48% or 68.00 points to 1,450.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 79 to 50 and 20 ended unchanged.

Shares in Genmab (CSE:GMAB ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.48% or 68.00 to 1,450.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.82% or 0.56 to $68.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.73% or 0.53 to hit $72.03 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 4.05 to trade at $2,568.85 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.15% to 7.07, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 106.59.

Source: Investing.com