Copenhagen - Denmark's equity market ended the trading day in negative territory on Friday, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 losing 1.23% at the close. Sector weakness in Chemicals, Oil & Gas and Financials contributed to the downturn.
Notable movers
The session's top performers on the OMX Copenhagen 20 included AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb), which advanced 0.91% or 155.00 points to finish at 17,095.00. Its A-shares, AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa), rose 0.72% or 120.00 points to close at 16,860.00. ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) posted a smaller gain of 0.09% or 0.20 points, ending the day at 216.60.
On the downside, Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA) saw the largest drop, falling 36.38% or 134.30 points to close at 234.90. Rockwool AS B (CSE:ROCKb) declined 2.92% or 5.00 points to end at 181.00, and Genmab (CSE:GMAB) slipped 2.62% or 46.50 points to 1,728.50.
Market breadth and extremes
Decliners outnumbered advancers across the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, with 85 stocks falling versus 37 gaining. A further 16 securities finished unchanged. Shares of Zealand Pharma A/S fell to 52-week lows, closing at 234.90 after a 36.38% drop. Rockwool AS B also moved to a 52-week low, losing 2.92% to end at 181.00.
Commodities and currencies
Commodity markets were active during the session. Crude oil for April delivery rose 9.74% or 7.89 to $88.90 a barrel. Brent oil for delivery in May increased 6.62% or 5.65 to reach $91.06 a barrel. The April Gold Futures contract climbed 1.48% or 75.24 to trade at $5,153.94 a troy ounce.
In FX markets, USD/DKK was up 0.09% at 6.44, while EUR/DKK was effectively unchanged, moving 0.02% to 7.47. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 99.00.
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Closing
Overall, Friday's session left the OMX Copenhagen 20 lower, with pronounced weakness concentrated in select sectors and individual stocks, while commodity prices pushed notably higher.