Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.32%
Denmark stocks higher at close of trade; OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.32%
Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Chemicals and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.32% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb), which rose 3.97% or 64.00 points to trade at 1,678.00 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller — Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) added 2.51% or 380.00 points to end at 15,495.00 and AP Moeller — Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) was up 2.24% or 330.00 points to 15,050.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS), which fell 2.21% or 4.04 points to trade at 178.50 at the close. Chr Hansen Holding A/S (CSE:CHRH) declined 1.48% or 6.60 points to end at 438.30 and Netcompany Group (CSE:NETCG) was down 1.43% or 4.80 points to 330.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 75 to 71 and 19 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.17% or 0.13 to $77.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.36% or 0.31 to hit $85.03 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 4.75 to trade at $1,750.35 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.16% to 7.15, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.05% to 7.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.00% at 105.97.
