Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.84%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 fell 0.84%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG), which rose 2.82% or 3.85 points to trade at 140.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:JYSK) added 1.44% or 7.40 points to end at 522.20 and Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) was up 0.82% or 1.35 points to 165.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Genmab (CSE:GMAB), which fell 8.66% or 197.00 points to trade at 2,078.00 at the close. DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:DSV) declined 4.35% or 53.00 points to end at 1,166.50 and Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT) was down 3.36% or 9.30 points to 267.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 93 to 48 and 21 ended unchanged.

Shares in Genmab (CSE:GMAB) fell to 52-week lows; losing 8.66% or 197.00 to 2,078.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.99% or 1.70 to $87.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.59% or 1.43 to hit $91.33 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.14% or 22.15 to trade at $1,957.85 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.43% to 7.08, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.02% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 106.34.