Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.64%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 declined 0.64%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT ), which rose 2.07% or 5.60 points to trade at 275.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb ) added 1.46% or 13.00 points to end at 900.80 and Genmab (CSE:GMAB ) was up 1.29% or 23.50 points to 1,844.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA ), which fell 1.91% or 17.00 points to trade at 874.00 at the close. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa ) declined 1.80% or 190.00 points to end at 10,350.00 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb ) was down 1.45% or 155.00 points to 10,550.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 68 to 60 and 24 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.14% or 0.10 to $73.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.28% or 0.22 to hit $77.42 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 3.90 to trade at $2,546.70 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was unchanged 0.05% to 6.70, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.02% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 101.12.

Source: Investing.com