OMX Copenhagen 20
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The OMX Copenhagen 20 formerly KFX) is the top-tier stock market index
Stock market index
A stock market index is a method of measuring a section of the stock market. Many indices are cited by news or financial services firms and are used as benchmarks, to measure the performance of portfolios such as mutual funds....

 for the Copenhagen Stock Exchange
Copenhagen Stock Exchange
The Copenhagen Stock Exchange or CSE is an international marketplace for Danish securities, including shares, bonds, treasury bills and notes, and financial futures and options...

, which is part of the OMX
OMX
OMX AB is a Swedish-Finnish financial services company, formed in 2003 through a merger between OM AB and HEX plc and is now a part of the NASDAQ OMX Group since February 2008.It has two divisions, OMX Exchanges, which operates eight stock exchanges mainly in the Nordic and Baltic...

 group. It is a market value weighted index that consists of the 20 most-traded stock classes.

Components

The following 20 listings make up the index as of the reshuffle effective 20 June 2011, in which D/S Norden, Lundbeck
Lundbeck
H. Lundbeck A/S is a Danish international pharmaceutical company engaged in the research and development, production, marketing, and sale of drugs for the treatment of disorders in the central nervous system , including depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease,...

 and TDC
TDC A/S
TDC A/S is the former telecom monopoly in Denmark. It is now privatized. Thus, it is the biggest company in all aspects of telecommunications in Denmark with landline, mobile, Internet, VHF maritime borderline-radio etc.By the end of 2004, the TDC Group had more than 13.4 mil. customers in Europe:...

 replaced Nordea
Nordea
Nordea Bank AB is a Stockholm-based financial services group operating in Northern Europe. The bank is the result of the successive mergers and acquisitions of the Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian banks of Nordbanken, Merita Bank, Unibank and Kreditkassen that took place between 1997 and 2000...

 and the class A share of A.P. Møller-Mærsk. Danisco
Danisco
Danisco A/S is a Danish bio-based company with activities in food production, enzymes and other bioproducts as well as a wide variety of pharmaceutical grade excipients. It was formed in 1989 from the largest Danish industrial merger ever of the two old C.F...

 had previously been removed from the index since its last semi-annual review.

Company GICS
Global Industry Classification Standard
The Global Industry Classification Standard is an industry taxonomy developed by MSCI and Standard & Poor's for use by the global financial community. The GICS structure consists of 10 sectors, 24 industry groups, 68 industries and 154 sub-industries into which S&P has categorized all major...

 Sector
Ticker symbol
A.P. Møller-Mærsk (class B) marine
Carlsberg Group  brewers
Chr. Hansen
Chr. Hansen
Chr. Hansen A/S is a global company based in Denmark which produces natural ingredients to the food, beverage, dietary supplements, and agricultural industries. The company is a leading supplier of food cultures, probiotics, enzymes and natural colors...

 
specialty chemicals
Coloplast
Coloplast
Coloplast is an international company that develops, manufactures and markets medical devices and services related to ostomy, urology and continence, and wound treatment....

 
health care supplies
Dampskibsselskabet Norden  marine
Danske Bank
Danske Bank
Danske Bank is a Danish bank. The name literally means "Danish Bank" It was founded 5 October 1871 as Den Danske Landmandsbank, Hypothek- og Vexelbank i Kjøbenhavn ....

 
diversified banks
DSV
DSV (company)
DSV A/S, simply known as DSV, is a Danish transport company offering road, air, sea and logistical transport services throughout the world. Since its foundation in 1976 by 10 independent Danish haulers, the company has achieved rapid expansion and international presence, predominantly through a...

 
trucking
FLSmidth & Co.
FLSmidth
FLSmidth & Co. A/S is a global engineering company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Employing about 11,300 people worldwide, it provides the global cement and mineral industries with plants, machinery, services and know-how. FLSmidth is listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and has offices in more...

 
construction and engineering
GN Store Nord  health care equipment
Lundbeck
Lundbeck
H. Lundbeck A/S is a Danish international pharmaceutical company engaged in the research and development, production, marketing, and sale of drugs for the treatment of disorders in the central nervous system , including depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease,...

 
pharmaceuticals
NKT Holding
NKT Holding
NKT Holding is a holding company and industrial conglomerate with interests in cables and wires, cleaning equipment and high-pressure cleaners for both industry and private use, flexible pipelines for the oil and gas industry as well as optical components, lasers and crystal fibres.The company is...

 
industrial machinery
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services. Created in 1989 through a merger of two Danish companies dating back to the 1920s, it has become one of the world's leading companies in diabetes care, where Novo Nordisk pursues research into pulmonary delivery systems;...

 
pharmaceuticals
Novozymes
Novozymes
Novozymes is a biotech-based company, headquartered in Denmark and employing approximately 5,400 people in 30 countries. Novozymes A/S’ B shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic.-Business areas:...

 
specialty chemicals
Pandora  apparel, accessories and luxury goods
Sydbank
Sydbank
Sydbank A/S is Denmark's fourth-largest bank with headquarters in Aabenraa. Sydbank was founded in 1970 with the merger of four local banks based in Southern Jutland: Den Nordslesvigske Folkebank ; Graasten Bank ; Folkebanken for Als og Sundeved and Tønder Landmandsbank .- 1970s :In 1970's voksede...

 
diversified banks
TDC
TDC A/S
TDC A/S is the former telecom monopoly in Denmark. It is now privatized. Thus, it is the biggest company in all aspects of telecommunications in Denmark with landline, mobile, Internet, VHF maritime borderline-radio etc.By the end of 2004, the TDC Group had more than 13.4 mil. customers in Europe:...

 
integrated telecommunication services
Topdanmark  multi-line insurance
Tryg  property and casualty insurance
Vestas Wind Systems
Vestas
Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines. It is the largest in the world, but due to very rapid growth of its competitors, its market share decreased from 28% in 2007 to 12.5% in 2009...

 
heavy electrical equipment
William Demant
William Demant
The William Demant Holding Group is a leading international hearing health care company within hearing aids, audiometric equipment, and personal communication.- Beginning :...

health care equipment

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