Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Chr Hansen Holding A/S (CSE:CHRH), which rose 14.27% or 52.10 points to trade at 417.20 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) added 3.20% or 450.00 points to end at 14,530.00 and GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) was up 2.87% or 3.55 points to 127.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG), which fell 1.13% or 1.80 points to trade at 157.90 at the close. Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) declined 1.10% or 4.10 points to end at 368.10 and Netcompany Group (CSE:NETCG) was down 0.17% or 0.40 points to 235.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 74 to 67 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Netcompany Group (CSE:NETCG) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.17% or 0.40 to 235.20.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.32% or 2.07 to $87.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 2.02% or 1.90 to hit $92.39 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.59% or 10.00 to trade at $1,676.00 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was unchanged 0.01% to 7.66, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.06% to 7.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 113.14.