Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.98%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 0.98% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb ), which rose 3.34% or 25.60 points to trade at 791.20 at the close. Meanwhile, GN Store Nord (CSE:GN ) added 2.46% or 3.80 points to end at 158.40 and ISS A/S (CSE:ISS ) was up 2.26% or 3.00 points to 135.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA ), which fell 5.19% or 45.50 points to trade at 830.50 at the close. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb ) declined 2.94% or 325.00 points to end at 10,730.00 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa ) was down 2.90% or 310.00 points to 10,380.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 83 to 42 and 22 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.84% or 1.28 to $68.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.62% or 1.18 to hit $71.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 8.00 to trade at $2,692.70 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.37% to 6.67, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 100.30.

Source: Investing.com