Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Personal & Household Goods, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 added 1.50%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CSE:CHRH), which rose 9.65% or 41.9 points to trade at 476.1 at the close. Meanwhile, Tryg A/S (CSE:TRYG) added 7.26% or 11.7 points to end at 172.9 and Oersted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) was up 6.83% or 39.60 points to 619.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which fell 5.62% or 14.2 points to trade at 238.4 at the close. Royal Unibrew A/S (CSE:RBREW) declined 5.54% or 22 points to end at 380 and DSV (CSE:DSV) was down 5.51% or 31.4 points to 538.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 78 to 64 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.62% or 14.2 to 238.4. Shares in Royal Unibrew A/S (CSE:RBREW) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.54% or 22 to 380. Shares in DSV (CSE:DSV) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.51% or 31.4 to 538.0.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.31% or 0.38 to $28.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.70% or 0.51 to hit $29.54 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 2.66% or 39.55 to trade at $1526.05 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 1.99% to 6.8143, while EUR/DKK rose 0.04% to 7.4741.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.79% at 99.907.