Investing.com – Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Chemicals , Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 declined 1.74% to hit a new 52-week low.

The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Oersted AS (CSE: ORSTED ), which rose 3.04% or 9.10 points to trade at 308.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE: VWS ) added 0.25% or 0.20 points to end at 95.80 and Jyske Bank A/S (CSE: JYSK ) was up 0.18% or 1.00 points to 554.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tryg A/S (CSE: TRYG ), which fell 4.20% or 6.70 points to trade at 153.00 at the close. Coloplast A/S (CSE: COLOb ) declined 2.64% or 19.20 points to end at 707.20 and Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE: NOVOb ) was down 2.59% or 12.40 points to 466.60.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 97 to 39 and 14 ended unchanged.

Shares in Coloplast A/S (CSE: COLOb ) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.64% or 19.20 to 707.20. Shares in Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE: NOVOb ) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.59% or 12.40 to 466.60.

Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.34% or 0.24 to $71.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.16% or 0.12 to hit $74.61 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.64% or 20.19 to trade at $3,166.19 a troy ounce.

USD/DKK was down 0.58% to 6.87, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 103.51.