Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.51%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 0.51%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb), which rose 1.98% or 18.20 points to trade at 938.40 at the close. Meanwhile, DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:DSV) added 1.66% or 20.00 points to end at 1,225.00 and Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG) was up 1.40% or 2.10 points to 152.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA), which fell 1.86% or 16.50 points to trade at 870.00 at the close. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) declined 0.97% or 95.00 points to end at 9,700.00 and Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) was down 0.96% or 9.00 points to 929.10.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 68 to 60 and 17 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.04% or 0.03 to $73.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.12% or 0.09 to hit $76.84 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 5.80 to trade at $2,533.40 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.15% to 6.74, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 101.62.