Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Software & Computer Services and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.82%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were GN Store Nord (CO:GN), which rose 5.38% or 16.4 points to trade at 321.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Coloplast A/S (CO:COLOb) added 2.71% or 17.6 points to end at 666.4 and Genmab (CO:GEN) was up 2.55% or 27.0 points to 1085.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CO:MAERSKb), which fell 3.14% or 286 points to trade at 8836 at the close. AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CO:MAERSKa) declined 2.82% or 240 points to end at 8270 and FLSmidth & Co. (CO:FLS) was down 1.76% or 7.1 points to 397.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 68 to 51 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in GN Store Nord (CO:GN) rose to all time highs; rising 5.38% or 16.4 to 321.5.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 2.57% or 1.74 to $65.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 2.12% or 1.54 to hit $71.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.41% or 17.20 to trade at $1201.80 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.20% to 6.5441, while EUR/DKK fell 0.02% to 7.4531.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 96.28.