Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were GN Store Nord (CO:GN), which rose 2.71% or 5.5 points to trade at 208.7 at the close. Meanwhile, Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CO:CHRH) added 2.48% or 13.4 points to end at 553.6 and DSV (CO:DSV) was up 1.12% or 5.3 points to 478.9 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were FLSmidth & Co. (CO:FLS), which fell 4.56% or 17.4 points to trade at 364.3 at the close. ISS A/S (CO:ISS) declined 2.55% or 5.50 points to end at 210.00 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CO:VWS) was down 1.60% or 6.7 points to 412.6.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 71 to 55 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in ISS A/S (CO:ISS) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.55% or 5.50 to 210.00.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.27% or 0.18 to $66.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.61% or 0.44 to hit $71.62 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.40% or 19.10 to trade at $1340.90 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.36% to 6.0423, while EUR/DKK rose 0.00% to 7.4462.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 89.50.