Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 1.81%

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At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 fell 1.81%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb), which rose 0.43% or 3.40 points to trade at 790.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) added 0.29% or 1.80 points to end at 628.80 and Novozymes A/S B (CSE:NZYMb) was down 0.02% or 0.10 points to 440.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller – Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb), which fell 5.24% or 1,180.00 points to trade at 21,340.00 at the close. AP Moeller – Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) declined 4.60% or 1,000.00 points to end at 20,760.00 and Orsted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) was down 2.48% or 19.40 points to 761.40.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 101 to 56 and 13 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.75% or 2.01 to $112.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.42% or 1.73 to hit $119.87 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.40% or 27.20 to trade at $1,964.50 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.10% to 6.76, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.04% to 7.44.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 98.82.