Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.61%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 declined 0.61% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb), which rose 4.34% or 42.60 points to trade at 1,024.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Royal Unibrew A/S (CSE:RBREW) added 3.28% or 18.00 points to end at 567.00 and Chr Hansen Holding A/S (CSE:CHRH) was up 2.33% or 11.40 points to 500.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which fell 2.43% or 3.55 points to trade at 142.80 at the close. Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) declined 1.99% or 19.80 points to end at 973.20 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) was down 1.68% or 270.00 points to 15,825.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 85 to 71 and 11 ended unchanged.

Shares in Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.34% or 42.60 to 1,024.00.

Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.75% or 0.51 to $68.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.80% or 0.59 to hit $74.28 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.43% or 8.30 to trade at $1,923.00 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.31% to 7.02, while EUR/DKK rose 0.07% to 7.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 104.05.