Denmark
Eoin Treacy's view The Danish KFX
stock market index is outperforming its regional counterparts as it tests the
2010 and 2011 peaks near 470. While somewhat overbought in the short-term a
sustained move below the 200-day MA would be required to question medium-term
scope for additional upside.
While
the market might previously have been associated with shipping and beer companies,
the Index of 30 shares has 6 healthcare stocks representing almost 50% of its
market cap.
Novo
Nordisk is a European dividend aristocrat yielding 1.57%. It completed at
least a partial unwind of the overbought condition relative to the 200-day MA
by June before beginning to hit new highs once more. A sustained move below
DKK800 would now be required to question the consistency of the medium-term
uptrend. Coloplast has a relatively
similar pattern,
William
Demant Holdings found support from early June above the underlying 18-month
range and a sustained move below the 200-day MA would now be required to question
medium-term scope for additional upside.