Denmark shares lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 1.42%

Investing.com – Denmark equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Chemicals and Personal&Household Goods sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 1.42% to hit a new 1-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Novozymes A/S B (CSE:NSISb), which rose 3.37% or 15.50 points to trade at 474.90 at the close. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) added 2.05% or 220.00 points to end at 10,940.00 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) was up 1.83% or 190.00 points to 10,550.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Genmab (CSE:GMAB), which lost 5.51% or 94.50 points to trade at 1,620.50 in late trade. Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA) declined 4.10% or 36.50 points to end at 853.00 and Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) shed 2.07% or 17.60 points to 832.40.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 76 to 51 and 26 ended unchanged on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.48% or 0.34 to $70.66 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.37% or 0.27 to hit $73.42 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 9.95 to trade at $2,656.15 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.26% to 6.70, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.02% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 100.52.