Investing.com – Denmark stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Personal & Household Goods and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Copenhagen, the OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 1.68% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Copenhagen 20 were Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb), which rose 5.19% or 31.7 points to trade at 642.7 at the close. Meanwhile, Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb) added 1.24% or 42 points to end at 3429 and Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb) was up 1.24% or 14.5 points to 1182.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ambu A/S (CSE:AMBUb), which fell 2.66% or 6.3 points to trade at 230.7 at the close. Orsted A/S (CSE:ORSTED) declined 1.79% or 17.20 points to end at 946.00 and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B (CSE:MAERSKb) was down 1.11% or 195 points to 17315.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange by 86 to 59 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (CSE:NOVOb) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.19% or 31.7 to 642.7. Shares in Rockwool International B (CSE:ROCKb) rose to all time highs; up 1.24% or 42 to 3429. Shares in Coloplast A/S (CSE:COLOb) rose to all time highs; rising 1.24% or 14.5 to 1182.5.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.66% or 1.13 to $69.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.53% or 1.08 to hit $71.46 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.43% or 7.75 to trade at $1806.75 a troy ounce.
USD/DKK was down 0.06% to 6.2779, while EUR/DKK rose 0.03% to 7.4365.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 92.188.