Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 gained 1.48%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb), which rose 2.65% or 18.70 points to trade at 725.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Novozymes A/S B (CSE:NSISb) added 2.18% or 8.50 points to end at 398.60 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S A (CSE:MAERSKa) was up 0.78% or 90.00 points to 11,660.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb), which fell 4.27% or 132.00 points to trade at 2,956.00 at the close. ISS A/S (CSE:ISS) declined 3.67% or 4.90 points to end at 128.70 and Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) was down 2.42% or 26.50 points to 1,068.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 72 to 60 and 18 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.25% or 0.17 to $69.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.26% or 0.19 to hit $73.11 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.47% or 12.40 to trade at $2,627.00 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.22% to 7.05, while EUR/DKK unchanged 0.00% to 7.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 106.24.