Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb), which rose 3.06% or 27.80 points to trade at 936.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb) added 2.57% or 1.72 points to end at 68.70 and Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb) was up 1.40% or 17.50 points to 1,266.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb), which fell 3.00% or 435.00 points to trade at 14,080.00 at the close. Chr Hansen Holding A/S (CSE:CHRH) declined 2.80% or 10.50 points to end at 365.10 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) was down 2.66% or 370.00 points to 13,530.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 87 to 54 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Chr Hansen Holding A/S (CSE:CHRH) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.80% or 10.50 to 365.10.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.96% or 1.79 to $89.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.88% or 1.81 to hit $94.38 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.58% or 9.65 to trade at $1,684.85 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.29% to 7.64, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.05% to 7.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 112.72.