Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Software & Computer Services, Technology and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Oersted A/S (CSE:ORSTED), which rose 1.14% or 7.00 points to trade at 622.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) added 0.85% or 2.7 points to end at 321.8 and DSV (CSE:DSV) was up 0.74% or 4.8 points to 652.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which fell 3.32% or 3.5 points to trade at 100.5 at the close. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) declined 2.51% or 198 points to end at 7686 and Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) was down 2.43% or 2.5 points to 102.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 62 to 55 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Oersted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.14% or 7.00 to 622.00. Shares in DSV (CSE:DSV) rose to all time highs; up 0.74% or 4.8 to 652.4.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.75% or 0.43 to $57.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.47% or 0.30 to hit $64.05 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.92% or 13.05 to trade at $1424.25 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.15% to 6.6506, while EUR/DKK rose 0.01% to 7.4673.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 96.812.