Denmark stocks lower at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 down 0.01%

Danish equities closed lower on Monday, with declines in the Personal & Household Goods, Technology and Chemicals sectors leading the market down.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 index edged down 0.01%.

Among the OMX Copenhagen 20's best performers, Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) rose 2.30%, or 4.90 points, to close at 218.20. NKT Holding (CSE:NKT) gained 2.03%, or 19.00 points, to finish at 954.00, while Oersted AS (CSE:ORSTED) advanced 1.97%, or 2.70 points, to 139.80 in late trade.

The session's worst performers included Rockwool AS B (CSE:ROCKb), which fell 3.18%, or 7.00 points, to 198.00 at the close. Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) declined 2.27%, or 19.20 points, to end at 827.40, and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) dropped 1.77%, or 400.00 points, to settle at 22,210.00.

On the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, falling issues outnumbered advancing ones by 67 to 52, while 19 ended unchanged.

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) shares climbed to a three-year high during the session, rising 2.30%, or 4.90 points, to 218.20.

In commodities trading, crude oil for October delivery rose 1.71%, or $1.56, to $93.04 a barrel. Brent oil for November delivery gained 1.53%, or $1.47, to hit $97.75 a barrel, while December Gold Futures fell 0.40%, or $17.84, to trade at $4,458.76 per troy ounce.

USD/DKK slipped 0.14% to 6.43, while EUR/DKK was effectively unchanged at 0.01%, holding at 7.47.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 98.84.