Denmark's main equity gauge closed higher on Monday, with gains concentrated in the Consumer Goods, Financials and Technology sectors that helped lift the OMX Copenhagen 20 by 0.97% at the end of trading in Copenhagen.
Leading the index's winners, Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA) climbed 5.59% - a rise of 15.00 points - finishing the session at 283.20. Shares of AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) added 3.24%, or 545.00 points, to close at 17,365.00, while AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) gained 3.05%, or 500.00 points, to finish at 16,890.00 in late trade.
On the downside, Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT) was the weakest performer among the OMX Copenhagen 20 constituents, slipping 3.46% or 6.50 points to close at 181.60. FLSmidth & Co. (CSE:FLS) declined 1.16%, a drop of 5.80 points, to end the session at 493.80, and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) was down 0.53% or 0.90 points to 158.40.
Market breadth favored advancing issues: 73 stocks rose versus 44 that fell on the Copenhagen exchange, while 22 shares finished unchanged.
Notably, AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) advanced to a three-year high during the session, gaining 3.24% to reach 17,365.00.
Commodity markets moved lower on the day. Crude oil for May delivery fell 1.78%, down $1.72, to $95.12 a barrel. Brent oil for May settlement decreased 0.30%, or $0.31, to $102.83 a barrel. In metals, the April Gold Futures contract dropped 1.53%, or $77.30, to trade at $4,984.40 per troy ounce.
In foreign exchange trading, the USD/DKK rate weakened 0.55% to 6.51, while EUR/DKK was effectively unchanged, moving 0.01% to 7.47. The US Dollar Index Futures also eased, down 0.36% at 99.75.
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