Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 1.45%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG), which rose 3.10% or 4.90 points to trade at 162.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) added 2.24% or 18.00 points to end at 820.50 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) was up 2.22% or 219.00 points to 10,105.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Zealand Pharma A/S (CSE:ZELA), which fell 1.91% or 15.00 points to trade at 768.50 at the close. DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:DSV) declined 1.14% or 17.50 points to end at 1,511.00 and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) was down 0.62% or 0.90 points to 135.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 81 to 50 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.10% or 4.90 to 162.90. Shares in Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CSE:VWS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 0.62% or 0.90 to 135.90.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.42% or 0.32 to $75.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.37% or 0.29 to hit $79.11 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.40% or 36.85 to trade at $2,676.15 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.12% to 6.81, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.02% to 7.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 102.61.