Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Software & Computer Services and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Pandora A/S (CO:PNDORA), which rose 3.76% or 10.2 points to trade at 281.6 at the close. Meanwhile, Danske Bank A/S (CO:DANSKE) added 2.06% or 2.5 points to end at 124.2 and Tryg A/S (CO:TRYG) was up 1.65% or 3.2 points to 197.3 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CO:CHRH), which fell 2.60% or 17.6 points to trade at 659.2 at the close. ISS A/S (CO:ISS) declined 2.47% or 5.30 points to end at 209.00 and Genmab (CO:GEN) was down 1.44% or 17.0 points to 1162.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 77 to 55 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tryg A/S (CO:TRYG) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.65% or 3.2 to 197.3.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.38% or 0.89 to $63.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.06% or 0.76 to hit $70.97 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.40% or 18.35 to trade at $1295.55 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.15% to 6.6327, while EUR/DKK fell 0.01% to 7.4654.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 96.808.