Denmark: Siltanews – News Desk
Denmark on Thursday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s plan to take control of the Gaza Strip, calling it an unrealistic approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, News.Az reports citing foreign media.
“It doesn’t seem to me to be a realistic way forward,” Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told Danish broadcaster DR.
Denmark stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Personal & Household Goods, Technology and Healthcare sectors led shares lower. At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 lost 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE), which rose 7.83% or 17.10 points to trade at 235.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Jyske Bank A/S (CSE:JYSK) added 2.93% or 15.50 points to end at 544.00 and NKT Holding (CSE:NKT) was up 2.00% or 9.00 points to 460.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb), which fell 5.81% or 168.00 points to trade at 2,726.00 at the close. AP Moeller – Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) declined 2.38% or 275.00 points to end at 11,285.00 and AP Moeller – Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) was down 2.12% or 240.00 points to 11,070.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 70 to 57 and 23 ended unchanged. Shares in Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) rose to 5-year highs; up 7.83% or 17.10 to 235.60.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.48% or 0.34 to $70.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.42% or 0.31 to hit $74.60 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.50% or 14.31 to trade at $2,891.01 a troy ounce. USD/DKK was up 0.43% to 7.22, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.01% to 7.46. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 107.89.