Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Software & Computer Services, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CO:MAERSKa), which rose 1.70% or 220 points to trade at 13160 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CO:MAERSKb) added 1.68% or 230 points to end at 13940 and Pandora A/S (CO:PNDORA) was up 1.37% or 9.0 points to 667.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CO:CHRH), which fell 2.52% or 12.4 points to trade at 478.7 at the close. Lundbeck A/S (CO:LUN) declined 2.28% or 9.0 points to end at 386.5 and GN Store Nord (CO:GN) was down 1.25% or 2.4 points to 189.8.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 62 to 55 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CO:MAERSKa) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.70% or 220 to 13160. Shares in AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CO:MAERSKb) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.68% or 230 to 13940.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.71% or 0.76 to $45.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.60% or 0.75 to hit $47.63 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 2.62 to trade at $1215.82 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.37% to 6.4991, while EUR/DKK rose 0.01% to 7.4366.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 95.64.