Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 2.21%

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At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 fell 2.21%.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which rose 1.63% or 6.1 points to trade at 381.1 at the close. Meanwhile, Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) added 1.58% or 2.6 points to end at 166.8 and Netcompany Group (CSE:NETCG) was up 0.99% or 4.40 points to 448.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which fell 4.56% or 5.8 points to trade at 122.3 at the close. Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) declined 4.51% or 30.9 points to end at 655.0 and Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb) was down 4.01% or 109 points to 2610.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 94 to 63 and 15 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.56% or 5.8 to 122.3.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.89% or 1.70 to $91.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.76% or 1.61 to hit $93.02 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 2.00 to trade at $1835.40 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was up 0.26% to 6.5263, while EUR/DKK rose 0.03% to 7.4400.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 95.730.