Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.38%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 0.38% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which rose 3.68% or 5.25 points to trade at 148.10 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) added 1.58% or 250.00 points to end at 16,075.00 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) was up 1.41% or 220.00 points to 15,870.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA), which fell 5.14% or 31.60 points to trade at 583.40 at the close. Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) declined 3.79% or 7.50 points to end at 190.20 and Orsted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) was down 2.94% or 16.90 points to 557.30.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 91 to 65 and 13 ended unchanged.

Shares in Orsted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) fell to 3-years lows; down 2.94% or 16.90 to 557.30.

Crude oil for April delivery was down 2.25% or 1.54 to $66.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 2.34% or 1.75 to hit $72.95 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 2.03% or 39.00 to trade at $1,962.00 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.57% to 6.98, while EUR/DKK rose 0.07% to 7.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.56% at 103.51.