Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.57%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Novo Nordisk A/S B (CO:NOVOb), which rose 3.69% or 10.7 points to trade at 299.2 at the close. Meanwhile, Carlsberg A/S B (CO:CARLb) added 1.48% or 10.8 points to end at 742.2 and GN Store Nord (CO:GN) was up 0.86% or 2.5 points to 293.3 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were FLSmidth & Co. (CO:FLS), which fell 3.44% or 14.2 points to trade at 398.2 at the close. Genmab (CO:GEN) declined 2.54% or 25.8 points to end at 988.2 and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CO:CHRH) was down 2.41% or 15.4 points to 623.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 76 to 43 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in GN Store Nord (CO:GN) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.86% or 2.5 to 293.3.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.06% or 0.04 to $65.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.40% or 1.05 to hit $73.69 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.33% or 4.20 to trade at $1270.30 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.24% to 6.4237, while EUR/DKK fell 0.01% to 7.4518.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 94.58.