Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials, Software & Computer Services and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 declined 1.16%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Lundbeck A/S (CO:LUN), which rose 0.96% or 3.3 points to trade at 348.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Carlsberg A/S B (CO:CARLb) added 0.47% or 3.2 points to end at 686.4 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CO:VWS) was up 0.47% or 1.9 points to 406.9 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Novozymes A/S B (CO:NZYMb), which fell 3.75% or 11.6 points to trade at 297.6 at the close. Danske Bank A/S (CO:DANSKE) declined 3.06% or 6.9 points to end at 218.8 and Nordea Bank AB (CO:NDA) was down 2.32% or 1.48 points to 62.32.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 85 to 31 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Danske Bank A/S (CO:DANSKE) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.06% or 6.9 to 218.8.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.12% or 0.08 to $67.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.38% or 0.28 to hit $73.58 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.70% or 9.30 to trade at $1323.70 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.43% to 6.1152, while EUR/DKK rose 0.04% to 7.4514.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 90.93.