Denmark shares lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.09%

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

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 declined 0.09%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:DSV), which rose 2.66% or 40.50 points to trade at 1,563.50 at the close. Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) added 1.87% or 2.60 points to end at 142.00 and Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED) was up 1.63% or 7.30 points to 455.50 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA), which lost 2.74% or 22.00 points to trade at 781.50 in late trade. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) declined 1.53% or 150.00 points to end at 9,645.00 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) shed 1.47% or 149.00 points to 9,956.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 78 to 53 and 18 ended unchanged on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.54% or 0.40 to $73.17 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.76% or 0.59 to hit $76.59 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.17% or 4.40 to trade at $2,631.00 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.27% to 6.81, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 102.55.