Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Healthcare and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CO:CHRH), which rose 2.06% or 12.8 points to trade at 634.4 at the close. Meanwhile, Novozymes A/S B (CO:NZYMb) added 1.83% or 5.8 points to end at 323.6 and Lundbeck A/S (CO:LUN) was up 1.67% or 7.3 points to 443.9 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were FLSmidth & Co. (CO:FLS), which fell 2.40% or 9.1 points to trade at 369.4 at the close. Danske Bank A/S (CO:DANSKE) declined 0.81% or 1.6 points to end at 190.7 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CO:MAERSKb) was down 0.80% or 62 points to 7670.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 58 to 56 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Danske Bank A/S (CO:DANSKE) fell to 52-week lows; losing 0.81% or 1.6 to 190.7. Shares in AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CO:MAERSKb) fell to 52-week lows; losing 0.80% or 62 to 7670.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.15% or 0.84 to $73.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.26% or 0.20 to hit $77.19 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 3.50 to trade at $1255.30 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.37% to 6.3512, while EUR/DKK rose 0.01% to 7.4531.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 93.81.