Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.46%

Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.46%

May 18, 2018

Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Personal&Household Goods, Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 0.46%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Lundbeck A/S (CO:LUN), which rose 1.14% or 4.8 points to trade at 426.4 at the close. Meanwhile, Genmab (CO:GEN) added 1.04% or 13.0 points to end at 1268.0 and Oersted A/S (CO:ORSTED) was up 1.00% or 4.10 points to 415.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CO:MAERSKb), which fell 2.31% or 214 points to trade at 9038 at the close. Pandora A/S (CO:PNDORA) declined 1.88% or 9.6 points to end at 501.0 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CO:MAERSKa) was down 1.82% or 160 points to 8635.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 68 to 51 and 24 ended unchanged.

Shares in Lundbeck A/S (CO:LUN) rose to all time highs; rising 1.14% or 4.8 to 426.4. Shares in Pandora A/S (CO:PNDORA) fell to 3-years lows; losing 1.88% or 9.6 to 501.0. Shares in Oersted A/S (CO:ORSTED) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.00% or 4.10 to 415.80.

Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.34% or 0.24 to $71.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.30% or 0.24 to hit $79.06 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 2.00 to trade at $1291.40 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.07% to 6.3190, while EUR/DKK fell 0.01% to 7.4471.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 93.49.

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