Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemicals, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 0.84%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Royal Unibrew A/S (CSE:RBREW), which rose 9.02% or 36 points to trade at 437 at the close. Meanwhile, Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG) added 6.53% or 10.1 points to end at 164.7 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) was up 5.26% or 304 points to 6082 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which fell 4.85% or 13.9 points to trade at 272.8 at the close. Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) declined 4.15% or 8.8 points to end at 203.2 and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CSE:CHRH) was down 3.93% or 17.9 points to 437.1.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 94 to 47 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.15% or 8.8 to 203.2. Shares in Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CSE:CHRH) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.93% or 17.9 to 437.1.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.49% or 0.47 to $31.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 2.92% or 0.97 to hit $34.19 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 4.64% or 73.75 to trade at $1516.55 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.78% to 6.7338, while EUR/DKK rose 0.01% to 7.4730.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.12% at 98.553.