Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials, Real Estate and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 declined 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CO:MAERSKb), which rose 2.40% or 194 points to trade at 8266 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CO:MAERSKa) added 2.02% or 155 points to end at 7840 and Pandora A/S (CO:PNDORA) was up 1.36% or 6.1 points to 453.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Danske Bank A/S (CO:DANSKE), which fell 9.12% or 17.8 points to trade at 177.3 at the close. Nordea Bank AB (CO:NDA) declined 0.98% or 0.62 points to end at 62.94 and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CO:CHRH) was down 0.45% or 3.0 points to 658.6.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 67 to 59 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Danske Bank A/S (CO:DANSKE) fell to 52-week lows; losing 9.12% or 17.8 to 177.3.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.30% or 0.20 to $67.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.76% or 0.55 to hit $72.71 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 0.70 to trade at $1226.60 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.01% to 6.3925, while EUR/DKK fell 0.02% to 7.4530.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 94.75.