Stocks in Denmark ended Monday's session with a net decline as sector weaknesses in Chemicals, Personal & Household Goods and Healthcare pushed the benchmark lower. At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 was down 0.86%.
Notable winners
- Tryg A/S (TRYG) led the index's gainers, adding 0.90% or 1.40 points to finish at 157.60.
- Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS) rose 0.70% or 1.40 points to close at 192.90.
- Oersted AS (ORSTED) advanced 0.39% or 0.60 points to end the session at 156.30.
Largest decliners
- Zealand Pharma A/S (ZELA) was the weakest performer on the OMX Copenhagen 20, falling 3.95% or 13.00 points to trade at 316.30 at the close.
- Rockwool AS B (ROCKb) slipped 2.94% or 6.00 points to finish at 195.00.
- Coloplast A/S (COLOb) declined 2.81% or 12.60 points, ending the session at 435.90.
On the Copenhagen Stock Exchange overall, decliners outnumbered advancers by 82 to 40, while 17 stocks finished unchanged.
Commodities and currencies
Crude oil for June delivery rose 4.93% or 4.07 to trade at $86.66 a barrel, and Brent oil for June delivery climbed 5.31% or 4.80 to $95.18 a barrel. The June Gold Futures contract moved lower, falling 1.08% or 52.94 to $4,826.66 a troy ounce.
On the currency front, USD/DKK declined 0.17% to 6.34, while EUR/DKK was effectively unchanged, moving 0.03% to 7.47. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 97.86.
This session’s price moves left the OMX Copenhagen 20 with a modest loss at the close, while commodity markets showed strength in crude benchmarks and weakness in gold futures. Market breadth favored falling shares, and specific large-cap names in healthcare and household goods registered some of the largest drops.