Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.41%

Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 0.41%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which rose 2.04% or 2.15 points to trade at 107.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) added 1.63% or 10.00 points to end at 622.40 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) was up 1.40% or 170.00 points to 12,340.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb), which fell 2.76% or 23.00 points to trade at 809.60 at the close. Genmab (CSE:GMAB) declined 0.96% or 25.00 points to end at 2,571.00 and Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) was down 0.76% or 8.20 points to 1,074.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 83 to 48 and 27 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.60% or 1.15 to $72.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.50% or 1.15 to hit $77.67 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.14% or 21.85 to trade at $1,937.25 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.54% to 6.80, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.02% to 7.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.78% at 102.06.