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title: "Nordic Stocks Drop; Zealand Pharma Posts Biggest Loss"
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description: "Nordic stocks fell on Friday, with the OMX Nordic 40 Index down 1.0%. Zealand Pharma A/S experienced the largest drop, plummeting 36.4%. Other notable declines included CMB.TECH N.V. (-7.1%) and Kitron ASA (-4.9%). Sectra AB Series B led gains, rising 14.0%. In Denmark, the OMX Copenhagen 20 Index fell 1.2%, while the OMX Helsinki 25 Index dropped 0.5%. European indexes also declined, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index down 1.0%. Brent crude oil futures rose 7.9%, and Bitcoin fell 3.7% to $68,610."
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# Nordic Stocks Drop; Zealand Pharma Posts Biggest Loss

This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.

Stocks in the Nordic region dropped Friday, with the OMX Nordic 40 Index declining 1.0%.

Zealand Pharma A/S posted the largest decline among large stocks during the session, cratering 36.4%, followed by CMB.TECH N.V. shares, which dropped 7.1%. Shares of Kitron ASA declined 4.9%.

Sectra AB Series B was the biggest leader, surging 14.0%, and Elekta AB Series B rose 9.6%. Hemnet Group AB rounded out the top three leaders on Friday, with shares gaining 5.6%.

In Denmark, the OMX Copenhagen 20 Index dropped 1.2%, and the OMX Helsinki 25 Index, which tracks Finland's most-traded stocks, fell 0.5%.

Stocks on Sweden's OMX Stockholm 30 Index dropped 1.3%, while Norway's Oslo Exchange Benchmark Index\_GI dropped 0.1%. Shares in Iceland decreased, with the OMX Iceland All-Share PI Equity Index declining 0.5%.

Elsewhere in Europe, indexes fell, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index dropping 1.0% and the FTSE 100 Index falling 1.2% from the previous close.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were up 7.9%, and gold futures were up 1.4%. Bitcoin was down 3.7% to $68,610.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 95.77.

Against the euro, the Norwegian krone was up 1.2%, the Swedish krona was up 0.6%, the U.S. dollar was flat, the Danish krone was flat, and the Icelandic krona was down 0.3%.

Against the U.S. dollar, the Norwegian krone was up 1.0%, the Swedish krona was up 0.5%, the Danish krone was flat, the euro was flat, and the Icelandic krona was down 0.3%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 06, 2026 12:21 ET (17:21 GMT)

Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

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