Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Chemicals and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 0.06% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa), which rose 1.47% or 320.00 points to trade at 22,160.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) added 1.37% or 1.55 points to end at 114.50 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) was up 1.22% or 280.00 points to 23,160.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which fell 4.06% or 4.30 points to trade at 101.70 at the close. Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) declined 2.06% or 4.30 points to end at 204.10 and Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb) was down 2.04% or 51.00 points to 2,445.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 85 to 72 and 15 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 5.96% or 6.14 to $109.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 6.61% or 7.13 to hit $115.06 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 4.25 to trade at $1,933.55 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.14% to 6.74, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.05% to 7.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 98.30.