Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.80%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb), which rose 2.29% or 17.10 points to trade at 764.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb) added 1.42% or 0.92 points to end at 65.90 and Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb) was up 1.22% or 14.50 points to 1,199.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which fell 3.80% or 5.75 points to trade at 145.60 at the close. Netcompany Group (CSE:NETCG) declined 3.51% or 9.20 points to end at 252.80 and Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) was down 3.02% or 3.00 points to 96.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 107 to 45 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.80% or 5.75 to 145.60. Shares in Netcompany Group (CSE:NETCG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.51% or 9.20 to 252.80.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 2.65% or 2.08 to $80.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 2.10% or 1.78 to hit $86.65 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.52% or 24.90 to trade at $1,661.10 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.46% to 7.72, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.02% to 7.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 113.64.