Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Software & Computer Services and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 0.69% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were DSV (CSE:DSV), which rose 2.04% or 19.8 points to trade at 992.6 at the close. Meanwhile, Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) added 1.92% or 18.2 points to end at 968.0 and Lundbeck A/S (CSE:LUN) was up 1.86% or 3.9 points to 214.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which fell 2.92% or 5.0 points to trade at 164.8 at the close. William Demant Holding A/S (CSE:DEMANT) declined 2.46% or 4.7 points to end at 186.4 and ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) was down 2.39% or 2.28 points to 92.96.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 76 to 57 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in DSV (CSE:DSV) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.04% or 19.8 to 992.6.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 4.55% or 1.74 to $40.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 3.92% or 1.59 to hit $42.12 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.46% or 9.10 to trade at $1975.30 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.09% to 6.2844, while EUR/DKK rose 0.03% to 7.4395.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 92.968.