Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 0.61% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which rose 25.25% or 25.4 points to trade at 126.0 at the close. Meanwhile, William Demant Holding A/S (CSE:DEMANT) added 1.35% or 2.5 points to end at 187.1 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) was up 1.18% or 7.4 points to 635.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE), which fell 2.26% or 2.1 points to trade at 92.4 at the close. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) declined 1.55% or 142 points to end at 9030 and Lundbeck A/S (CSE:LUN) was down 1.35% or 3.3 points to 240.7.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 65 to 58 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.18% or 7.4 to 635.4.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.93% or 0.53 to $57.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.81% or 0.50 to hit $62.56 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.67% or 9.75 to trade at $1463.45 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.08% to 6.7927, while EUR/DKK rose 0.03% to 7.4730.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 98.215.