Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Software & Computer Services, Chemicals and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.22% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Lundbeck A/S (CO:LUN), which rose 2.58% or 8.1 points to trade at 322.1 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CO:MAERSKb) added 2.27% or 250 points to end at 11245 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CO:MAERSKa) was up 1.90% or 200 points to 10700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genmab (CO:GEN), which fell 3.20% or 37.5 points to trade at 1133.0 at the close. Pandora A/S (CO:PNDORA) declined 0.98% or 6.0 points to end at 609.2 and DSV (CO:DSV) was down 0.81% or 4.0 points to 490.8.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 67 to 61 and 15 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.29% or 0.82 to $64.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.09% or 0.75 to hit $69.78 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 5.50 to trade at $1337.40 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.17% to 6.0602, while EUR/DKK rose 0.02% to 7.4449.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 90.00.