Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 1.88%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 declined 1.88%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which rose 11.91% or 22.20 points to trade at 208.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) added 6.19% or 67.00 points to end at 1,149.50 and Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED) was up 2.70% or 10.30 points to 391.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb), which fell 4.38% or 443.00 points to trade at 9,662.00 at the close. ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) declined 4.21% or 5.40 points to end at 122.80 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) was down 4.09% or 7.65 points to 179.20.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 73 to 63 and 29 ended unchanged.

Shares in GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) rose to 52-week highs; up 11.91% or 22.20 to 208.60.

Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.04% or 0.03 to $78.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.20% or 0.17 to hit $83.61 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 2.40 to trade at $2,313.40 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.14% to 6.97, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 105.53.