Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Software & Computer Services and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CO:CHRH), which rose 4.02% or 22.0 points to trade at 569.4 at the close. Meanwhile, Jyske Bank A/S (CO:JYSK) added 3.46% or 12.3 points to end at 367.3 and Coloplast A/S (CO:COLOb) was up 1.54% or 8.0 points to 526.8 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genmab (CO:GEN), which fell 2.32% or 30.0 points to trade at 1264.0 at the close. Novo Nordisk A/S B (CO:NOVOb) declined 0.91% or 2.7 points to end at 293.1 and Oersted A/S (CO:ORSTED) was down 0.69% or 2.70 points to 386.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 71 to 38 and 18 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.68% or 1.12 to $67.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.42% or 1.02 to hit $72.60 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 4.70 to trade at $1354.20 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.13% to 6.0131, while EUR/DKK rose 0.00% to 7.4482.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 89.29.