Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Healthcare and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 0.81%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CO:NOVOb), which rose 3.57% or 11.0 points to trade at 319.3 at the close. Meanwhile, Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CO:CHRH) added 1.42% or 9.2 points to end at 658.8 and GN Store Nord (CO:GN) was up 0.62% or 2.0 points to 323.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jyske Bank A/S (CO:JYSK), which fell 2.26% or 8.0 points to trade at 345.7 at the close. ISS A/S (CO:ISS) declined 2.06% or 4.80 points to end at 228.70 and Danske Bank A/S (CO:DANSKE) was down 2.01% or 3.7 points to 180.2.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 74 to 49 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in GN Store Nord (CO:GN) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.62% or 2.0 to 323.5.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.19% or 0.13 to $67.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.23% or 0.17 to hit $72.78 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 3.70 to trade at $1202.60 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.64% to 6.5744, while EUR/DKK rose 0.03% to 7.4556.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 96.59.