Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Software & Computer Services and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 1.30% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CO:MAERSKa), which rose 2.75% or 200 points to trade at 7480 at the close. Meanwhile, AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CO:MAERSKb) added 2.74% or 208 points to end at 7808 and Genmab (CO:GEN) was up 2.56% or 27.0 points to 1082.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Carlsberg A/S B (CO:CARLb), which fell 1.15% or 9.0 points to trade at 770.6 at the close. Pandora A/S (CO:PNDORA) declined 0.29% or 1.3 points to end at 441.0 and Nordea Bank AB (CO:NDA) was down 0.16% or 0.10 points to 61.86.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 80 to 38 and 18 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.25% or 0.88 to $69.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $73.42 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 2.80 to trade at $1247.20 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.06% to 6.3817, while EUR/DKK rose 0.01% to 7.4546.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 94.48.