Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Financials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.71% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE), which rose 5.82% or 6.65 points to trade at 121.00 at the close. Meanwhile, GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) added 2.29% or 3.70 points to end at 165.20 and Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG) was up 2.06% or 3.30 points to 163.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb), which fell 2.75% or 430.00 points to trade at 15,225.00 at the close. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) declined 2.08% or 310.00 points to end at 14,620.00 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) was down 1.91% or 2.90 points to 148.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 76 to 72 and 13 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.31% or 1.17 to $87.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.34% or 1.27 to hit $93.77 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.31% or 21.75 to trade at $1,643.85 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.27% to 7.49, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.06% to 7.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 110.77.