Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.37%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 declined 0.37%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which rose 2.81% or 6.10 points to trade at 223.30 at the close. Meanwhile, ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) added 1.80% or 2.40 points to end at 135.60 and Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) was up 1.00% or 2.10 points to 212.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb), which fell 3.29% or 410.00 points to trade at 12,055.00 at the close. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) declined 2.16% or 260.00 points to end at 11,780.00 and Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb) was down 2.16% or 17.80 points to 807.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 72 to 63 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.81% or 6.10 to 223.30. Shares in Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.00% or 2.10 to 212.80.

Crude oil for July delivery was down 3.53% or 2.72 to $74.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 3.32% or 2.69 to hit $78.42 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.74% or 17.25 to trade at $2,363.05 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.34% to 6.85, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.48% at 104.13.