Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemicals, Healthcare and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Carlsberg A/S B (CSE:CARLb), which rose 2.28% or 23.5 points to trade at 1054.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) added 1.48% or 11.1 points to end at 762.1 and Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT) was up 1.33% or 4.2 points to 319.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE), which fell 2.31% or 2.6 points to trade at 110.2 at the close. ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) declined 2.12% or 2.55 points to end at 117.65 and Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) was down 1.79% or 15.4 points to 844.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 96 to 63 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.48% or 11.1 to 762.1.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.35% or 0.25 to $71.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.45% or 0.34 to hit $74.81 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 5.05 to trade at $1789.85 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.21% to 6.5837, while EUR/DKK rose 0.02% to 7.4358.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 96.250.