Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Financials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb), which rose 2.92% or 13.6 points to trade at 478.9 at the close. Meanwhile, Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb) added 2.19% or 24.0 points to end at 1121.0 and Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG) was up 1.37% or 1.9 points to 144.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which fell 22.75% or 68.5 points to trade at 232.6 at the close. GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) declined 2.42% or 11.8 points to end at 475.1 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) was down 1.87% or 295 points to 15505.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 82 to 62 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.92% or 13.6 to 478.9.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.69% or 1.10 to $66.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.66% or 1.14 to hit $69.69 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.83% or 15.15 to trade at $1820.95 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.63% to 6.1584, while EUR/DKK rose 0.03% to 7.4356.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 90.685.