Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 1.05%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CSE:CHRH), which rose 3.30% or 23.0 points to trade at 720.8 at the close. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) added 3.03% or 9.6 points to end at 324.2 and Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb) was up 1.91% or 13.6 points to 726.2 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb), which fell 3.59% or 258 points to trade at 6922 at the close. Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb) declined 3.47% or 3.6 points to end at 100.2 and Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) was down 3.14% or 7.8 points to 240.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 102 to 37 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.59% or 258 to 6922. Shares in Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.47% or 3.6 to 100.2. Shares in Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.14% or 7.8 to 240.5.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.04% or 0.02 to $53.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.74% or 0.46 to hit $61.53 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.14% or 14.95 to trade at $1326.05 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.42% to 6.6582, while EUR/DKK rose 0.01% to 7.4672.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 97.398.