Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Software & Computer Services and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Genmab (CO:GEN), which rose 3.06% or 38.0 points to trade at 1280.0 at the close. Meanwhile, ISS A/S (CO:ISS) added 1.69% or 3.70 points to end at 222.80 and Oersted A/S (CO:ORSTED) was up 1.46% or 5.50 points to 383.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CO:MAERSKa), which fell 1.80% or 160 points to trade at 8750 at the close. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CO:MAERSKb) declined 1.72% or 162 points to end at 9238 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CO:VWS) was down 0.98% or 4.3 points to 436.4.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 77 to 49 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CO:MAERSKa) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.80% or 160 to 8750. Shares in AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CO:MAERSKb) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.72% or 162 to 9238.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.20% or 0.13 to $65.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $69.58 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.77% or 10.50 to trade at $1344.50 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.26% to 5.9999, while EUR/DKK rose 0.04% to 7.4506.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 88.93.