Denmark's equity benchmark ended the trading day in negative territory on Thursday, with sector weakness concentrated in Personal & Household Goods, Healthcare and Financials pushing the market lower.
At the close in Copenhagen the OMX Copenhagen 20 fell 1.04%.
The session's strongest performers on the OMX Copenhagen 20 included AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb), which rose 1.35% or 210.00 points to finish at 15,800.00. Its A-share counterpart, AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa), added 1.16% or 180.00 points to end the day at 15,720.00. Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) also posted a positive result, gaining 0.98% or 1.60 points to close at 159.80.
On the downside, ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) recorded the largest drop among the index members, falling 3.71% or 9.40 points to trade at 244.00 at the close. Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT) declined 3.67% or 6.90 points to finish at 181.00, while Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA) slipped 3.43% or 13.60 points to close at 382.80.
Market breadth was negative on the Copenhagen exchange: 80 stocks fell versus 45 that advanced, and 11 ended unchanged.
Commodities showed upward movement in energy and a modest rise in gold. Crude oil for April delivery rose 2.01% or $1.31 to $66.36 a barrel. Brent oil for April delivery climbed 1.73% or $1.22 to $71.57 a barrel. The April Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or $10.70 to trade at $5,020.20 a troy ounce.
In currency markets USD/DKK was up 0.16% at 6.35, while EUR/DKK was unchanged 0.02% at 7.47. The US Dollar Index Futures advanced 0.21% to 97.83.
The session's price action left the Copenhagen benchmark lower on the day, with strength concentrated in select large-cap names while a greater number of constituents moved downward. The mix of sector pressure, commodity strength and currency movement framed the market's outcome.