Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 1.50% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Copenhagen, the lost 1.50% to hit a new 3-months low.

The best performers of the session on the were Royal Unibrew A/S (CSE:), which rose 5.25% or 33 points to trade at 662 at the close. Meanwhile, Danske Bank A/S (CSE:) added 2.24% or 2.6 points to end at 120.8 and Pandora A/S (CSE:) was up 2.03% or 12.0 points to 604.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were GN Store Nord (CSE:), which fell 4.53% or 21.5 points to trade at 453.2 at the close. Coloplast A/S (CSE:) declined 4.18% or 37.4 points to end at 857.0 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:) was down 3.92% or 42.5 points to 1042.5.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 79 to 59 and 20 ended unchanged.

Shares in Danske Bank A/S (CSE:) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.24% or 2.6 to 120.8.

Crude oil for April delivery was up 3.45% or 2.20 to $66.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 3.70% or 2.47 to hit $69.21 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 3.10 to trade at $1697.60 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.53% to 6.2436, while EUR/DKK rose 0.06% to 7.4361.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 92.017.