Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.21%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 fell 0.21%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which rose 2.98% or 4.60 points to trade at 158.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED) added 1.63% or 6.40 points to end at 398.40 and Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA) was up 1.26% or 11.00 points to 881.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb), which fell 1.54% or 154.00 points to trade at 9,824.00 at the close. Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) declined 1.51% or 3.20 points to end at 208.40 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) was down 1.45% or 2.30 points to 152.90.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 91 to 42 and 22 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 4.07% or 2.99 to $70.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 4.53% or 3.51 to hit $74.01 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.54% or 13.70 to trade at $2,513.90 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.31% to 6.76, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 101.76.