Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Financials and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Netcompany Group (CSE:NETCG), which rose 3.66% or 13.00 points to trade at 368.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) added 2.75% or 4.56 points to end at 170.60 and Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb) was up 2.37% or 1.74 points to 75.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb), which fell 1.97% or 19.00 points to trade at 944.40 at the close. Novozymes A/S B (CSE:NZYMb) declined 1.29% or 5.70 points to end at 435.80 and Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) was down 1.14% or 9.60 points to 829.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 75 to 70 and 21 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.12% or 1.13 to $99.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.68% or 0.73 to hit $106.62 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 5.85 to trade at $1,704.85 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.26% to 7.30, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.03% to 7.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 106.75.