Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 1.60%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CSE:CHRH), which rose 5.14% or 36.0 points to trade at 736.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb) added 3.50% or 25.2 points to end at 745.0 and Oersted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) was up 3.49% or 18.60 points to 550.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which fell 4.11% or 4.3 points to trade at 99.4 at the close. Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) declined 3.40% or 8.3 points to end at 236.1 and Danske Bank A/S (CSE:DANSKE) was down 2.99% or 3.4 points to 108.7.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 71 to 51 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CSE:CHRH) rose to all time highs; rising 5.14% or 36.0 to 736.0. Shares in Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.11% or 4.3 to 99.4. Shares in Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.50% or 25.2 to 745.0. Shares in Pandora A/S (CSE:PNDORA) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.40% or 8.3 to 236.1. Shares in Oersted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) rose to all time highs; rising 3.49% or 18.60 to 550.80.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.02% or 0.01 to $51.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.16% or 0.10 to hit $60.73 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.74% or 9.85 to trade at $1343.45 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.70% to 6.6086, while EUR/DKK rose 0.02% to 7.4678.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.48% at 96.787.