Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 1.50% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were GN Store Nord (CSE:GN), which rose 7.34% or 37.8 points to trade at 552.8 at the close. Meanwhile, DSV Panalpina A/S (CSE:DSV) added 4.80% or 51.0 points to end at 1114.0 and Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT) was up 3.70% or 9.5 points to 266.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb), which fell 1.40% or 180 points to trade at 12670 at the close. Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) declined 1.22% or 7.6 points to end at 615.6 and Simcorp A/S (CSE:SIM) was down 0.25% or 2.0 points to 809.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 89 to 42 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in GN Store Nord (CSE:GN) rose to all time highs; up 7.34% or 37.8 to 552.8. Shares in Demant A/S (CSE:DEMANT) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.70% or 9.5 to 266.0.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.26% or 0.15 to $58.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.51% or 0.31 to hit $61.45 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.60% or 11.00 to trade at $1815.80 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was up 0.27% to 6.1467, while EUR/DKK rose 0.03% to 7.4369.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 90.595.