Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.78%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 fell 0.78%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE), which rose 1.96% or 4.00 points to trade at 207.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:JYSK) added 1.75% or 9.80 points to end at 568.80 and Genmab (CSE:GMAB) was up 0.99% or 21.00 points to 2,148.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED), which fell 2.75% or 9.80 points to trade at 346.70 at the close. Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb) declined 2.05% or 20.00 points to end at 956.00 and Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT) was down 1.82% or 6.50 points to 350.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 70 to 70 and 17 ended unchanged.

Shares in Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.96% or 4.00 to 207.90. Shares in Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:JYSK) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.75% or 9.80 to 568.80.

Crude oil for April delivery was up 2.15% or 1.67 to $79.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 2.00% or 1.64 to hit $83.56 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.59% or 12.75 to trade at $2,178.85 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.14% to 6.81, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 102.43.