Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Real Estate and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 fell 0.74%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Netcompany Group (CSE:NETCG), which rose 3.55% or 25.00 points to trade at 729.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb) added 3.35% or 5.8 points to end at 178.8 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) was up 2.77% or 650 points to 24100 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb), which fell 3.06% or 22.5 points to trade at 712.5 at the close. Genmab (CSE:GMAB) declined 1.14% or 30.0 points to end at 2600.0 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) was down 0.85% or 1.7 points to 198.3.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 112 to 53 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.77% or 650 to 24100.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.84% or 0.63 to $75.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.20% or 0.93 to hit $78.71 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.59% or 29.15 to trade at $1799.45 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.69% to 6.5859, while EUR/DKK rose 0.04% to 7.4380.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.71% at 96.273.