Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemicals, Software & Computer Services and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 fell 4.83% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were FLSmidth & Co. (COP:FLS), which fell 0.40% or 1.1 points to trade at 275.6 at the close. Meanwhile, William Demant Holding (COP:WDH) fell 1.20% or 6.5 points to end at 536.0 and Novozymes B (COP:NZYMb) was down 1.89% or 5.3 points to 274.8 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were A.P. Moller - Maersk A (COP:MAERSKa), which fell 6.65% or 760 points to trade at 10670 at the close. A.P. Moller - Maersk B (COP:MAERSKb) declined 6.47% or 760 points to end at 10990 and Danske Bank A/S (COP:DANSKE) was down 5.88% or 12.0 points to 192.2.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 155 to 6 and 1 ended unchanged.
Shares in A.P. Moller - Maersk A (COP:MAERSKa) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.65% or 760 to 10670. Shares in A.P. Moller - Maersk B (COP:MAERSKb) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.47% or 760 to 10990.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 3.19% or 1.29 to $39.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 3.66% or 1.67 to hit $43.80 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.28% or 3.20 to trade at $1156.40 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 1.52% to 6.4552, while EUR/DKK rose 0.01% to 7.4641.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.30% at 93.61.