Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Industrials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 1.12%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were GN Store Nord (COP:GN), which rose 0.55% or 0.8 points to trade at 147.2 at the close. Meanwhile, TDC A/S (COP:TDC) added 0.48% or 0.25 points to end at 51.95 and Carlsberg A/S B (COP:CARLb) was up 0.24% or 1.5 points to 619.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tryg A/S (COP:TRYG), which fell 3.13% or 25.5 points to trade at 788.0 at the close. Vestas Wind Systems (COP:VWS) declined 2.62% or 8.4 points to end at 312.4 and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (COP:CHRH) was down 1.79% or 6.3 points to 345.3.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 126 to 40 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Carlsberg A/S B (COP:CARLb) rose to all time highs; rising 0.24% or 1.5 to 619.5.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.69% or 0.39 to $56.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.36% or 0.23 to hit $63.09 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.39% or 4.70 to trade at $1196.60 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.51% to 6.9556, while EUR/DKK fell 0.07% to 7.4634.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.43% at 98.12.