Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemicals, Software & Computer Services and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CO:VWS), which rose 3.30% or 14.2 points to trade at 444.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CO:CHRH) added 0.61% or 3.2 points to end at 524.2 and Oersted A/S (CO:ORSTED) was up 0.26% or 1.00 points to 393.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ISS A/S (CO:ISS), which fell 3.40% or 7.60 points to trade at 216.00 at the close. Genmab (CO:GEN) declined 3.24% or 42.0 points to end at 1256.0 and Pandora A/S (CO:PNDORA) was down 1.57% or 10.2 points to 639.6.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 85 to 44 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in ISS A/S (CO:ISS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.40% or 7.60 to 216.00. Shares in Oersted A/S (CO:ORSTED) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.26% or 1.00 to 393.00.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.79% or 0.50 to $63.51 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.65% or 0.44 to hit $68.08 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.67% or 9.00 to trade at $1337.90 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.29% to 6.0729, while EUR/DKK rose 0.02% to 7.4508.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 89.82.