Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemicals, Real Estate and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.33% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CO:CHRH), which rose 3.10% or 17.5 points to trade at 582.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Coloplast A/S (CO:COLOb) added 2.03% or 10.0 points to end at 502.5 and GN Store Nord (CO:GN) was up 1.57% or 3.1 points to 200.8 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jyske Bank A/S (CO:JYSK), which fell 0.79% or 2.8 points to trade at 353.5 at the close. Lundbeck A/S (CO:LUN) declined 0.73% or 2.2 points to end at 299.6 and Genmab (CO:GEN) was down 0.66% or 7.0 points to 1046.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 62 to 59 and 25 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.22% or 0.13 to $58.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.12% or 0.08 to hit $64.98 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.68% or 8.60 to trade at $1279.20 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.21% to 6.2826, while EUR/DKK fell 0.01% to 7.4437.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 92.95.