Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 0.93% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb), which rose 4.02% or 435.00 points to trade at 11,260.00 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) added 3.63% or 380.00 points to end at 10,850.00 and Novozymes A/S B (CSE:NSISb) was up 1.13% or 5.40 points to 482.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which fell 3.91% or 6.10 points to trade at 149.80 at the close. Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb) declined 2.59% or 21.20 points to end at 797.60 and ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) was down 1.98% or 2.70 points to 133.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 80 to 53 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Novozymes A/S B (CSE:NSISb) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.13% or 5.40 to 482.20.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.92% or 0.63 to $68.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.92% or 0.66 to hit $72.20 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.51% or 13.55 to trade at $2,654.55 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.11% to 6.69, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.03% to 7.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 100.33.