Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Software & Computer Services and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.79%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Oersted A/S (CO:ORSTED), which rose 2.35% or 9.00 points to trade at 392.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Coloplast A/S (CO:COLOb) added 1.92% or 9.6 points to end at 510.6 and Carlsberg A/S B (CO:CARLb) was up 1.58% or 11.2 points to 720.8 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were FLSmidth & Co. (CO:FLS), which fell 1.69% or 6.7 points to trade at 388.7 at the close. Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CO:VWS) declined 1.51% or 6.6 points to end at 429.8 and Nordea Bank AB (CO:NDA) was down 1.44% or 0.92 points to 63.12.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 72 to 41 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Oersted A/S (CO:ORSTED) rose to all time highs; up 2.35% or 9.00 to 392.00. Shares in Nordea Bank AB (CO:NDA) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.44% or 0.92 to 63.12.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.75% or 1.14 to $64.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.47% or 1.02 to hit $68.44 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.14% or 15.30 to trade at $1326.70 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.50% to 6.0347, while EUR/DKK rose 0.03% to 7.4527.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.54% at 89.44.