Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.75%

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At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 0.75%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Netcompany Group (CSE:NETCG), which rose 4.61% or 16.60 points to trade at 376.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT) added 3.69% or 9.80 points to end at 275.60 and Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb) was up 2.48% or 1.88 points to 77.70 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb), which fell 1.60% or 13.80 points to trade at 846.20 at the close. Chr Hansen Holding A/S (CSE:CHRH) declined 0.96% or 4.50 points to end at 466.00 and Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb) was down 0.96% or 8.20 points to 844.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 75 to 67 and 18 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.47% or 2.35 to $97.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.21% or 2.20 to hit $101.66 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.60 to trade at $1,717.10 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.11% to 7.35, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.05% to 7.44.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 107.04.